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We’ve reached our cruising altitude of 35,000 feet some 1900 miles east of Las Vegas. It’s Sunday night, 10 minutes before 6 EDT. I’m fresh from the lavatory, having rid myself of a Sam Adams I downed to lubricate a Vicodin and a half, which seems to be doing its job. That is, despite three…

Within the next 5 days, I will travel some 5542 miles by plane, train, and automobile; go running in three states; and sleep in two different hotel rooms. But first, I need to get the f*ck out of work; put stamps and labels on mailers; and get to sleep. I’ll keep you posted, rest assured……

I dropped mailers for the April 13th Arlene show at Kinko’s on my way home from work. I hustled home, changed into my running gear, and headed west towards the river. The hum of traffic along the West Side Highway gave way to the lapping of the river. The George Washington Bridge glowed upstream. I…

I just walked in from rehearsal. It’s late. I’m exhausted. We’re breaking in a new drummer. It wasn’t easy going. I never know how important my songs, or how specific my tastes are, are until someone new’s tryin’ to figure ’em out. And Rosa and Walker’s shoes are tough to fill. By the sound of…

For every song that makes it on stage or onto a cd, there are probably 20 that don’t make it out of my apartment. “About The Weather” is probably one of them. I’ve been watching “Magnolia” tonight, one of my all-time favorite films, thinking about weather, and feeling kinda’ blah (to say the least). So…

John Rosenblatt and I just rode our bikes below Canal Street for the first time since last fall. We rode behind the Tribute in Light, behind the abandoned World Financial Center, behind the shattered Winter Garden, across the recently re-opened West Side Highway and north along Trinity Street just inches from the 16-acre pit that…