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Diamonds & A Ring Of Gold
I’ve been listening to U2’s “All I Want Is You” for three days straight. The Ts are crossed and Is are dotted. Abbi and I have scripted and scored our ceremony, fifteen copies of which are printed in a pink file folder with “Wedding” in big, block, Sharpie letters. “Honey” takes its own folder. I…
Read MoreBaby, Please Come Home
Once again, Christmas has come early to Soho. As we speak, Chris, Tony and Ryan are taking their second pass at “Feliz Navidad” here at Travis Harrison’s Serious Business Studios. Chris’ version — tracked well in advance of the October 15 “A Family Records Holiday” deadline — turns the tune on its ear in two…
Read MorePlaques & Hams
There are just a few reasons to rock my Blackberry on weekends. My Curve is fast becoming my go-to gadget, primarily because I can email, text, and call all-in-one. The downside of being connected at all times is, well, being connected at all times. This afternoon, though, standing in the dressing room line at J.…
Read MoreAnother Saturday
“I shouldn’t even know what a fucking charger is, ok!?!” The sentence reads more mean-spirited than it sounded at the time. I mean, we were laughing over burgers and beers at the location of our first date, Coffee Shop in Union Square, but I meant it. No dude should know words like duvet, demitasse, or…
Read MoreIn The Mix
It may not surprise you to know that I’m heading into the studio just forty-eight hours before leaving for my South Carolina wedding. In addition to the all-star cover of “Do They Know It’s Christmas” we recorded last weekend, “A Holiday Family Christmas” — the benefit album I’m producing with Wes Verhoeve — will feature…
Read MoreWeddings & Celebrations
“Hey, this is Reggie,” a man with a thick Brooklyn accent says on my voicemail. “I’m callin’ from The New York Times. I wanna get your voice into the narrative that I’m writing for your, yunno, announcement.” Inconsistent as it might sound, I’ve been an avid and enthusiastic reader of The New York Times Weddings…
Read MoreIn Between Days
“I’m a rock star. I’m not supposed to do dishes!” These are strange, strenuous, and superlative days. One minute finds me coordinating a roomful of musicians, the next. I’m marvelling at the stupendous dicing abilities of a new pairing knife. ‘Man, that’s the best knife ever!’ I think. One minute finds me tossing back pints…
Read MoreIt’s Christmas Time (There’s No Need To Be Afraid)
Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” was the right song at the right time. I was a newly-minted teenager when Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure rounded up Paul Young, Phil Collins, Sting, Bono et all to record the first-and-definitive benefit single on behalf of African famine relief. MTV was a nascent entity then…
Read MoreWakey! Wakey!
Just after midnight. Back of a cab. Houston & West Broadway. Years and years ago I walked this same cross street with an ex. I remember it well. It was deep winter. The sky was grey like concrete. It was bitter cold. See your breath, break your bones, bitter cold. I don’t think was the…
Read MoreToo Much Time On My Hands (And It’s Ticking Away)
Thank goodness for my Blackberry. Lately, I’m wedging wedding, documentary, and rock show planning into every square inch of my day. Much as I hate to be that guy, I’m rockin’ my Blackberry Curve in elevators, cabs, and even one-handed on the street. Heck, I’m blogging from it in my boxers now (Abbi’s on the…
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