So let’s say you’ve been away from home for a while, and you come home, and you turn on your faucet, and something that doesn’t bear much resemblance to water comes out. Maybe it’s brown. Maybe it’s got stuff floating in it. Maybe both. So you let the faucet run for a while, and eventually, it turns back into water. Eventually. Read more »

I remember, quite clearly, the moment I decided I wanted to be a rock star. Read more »

I’ve been told that everybody has to have a dog story, so here’s mine. Read more »

Ah, Austin. Read more »

This month, my tale of woe begins in the most unlikely of places. Or not, depending on how rich your sense of irony is. Read more »

This issue’s edition of “Song Stories” is a little on the heavier side, and I hope you’ll indulge me – I promise you that there’s a prize at the bottom of the box, but there are some Cracker Jacks to eat in the meantime, if you know what I mean. Read more »

Many years ago, I saw a movie called “My New Gun”. It was a pretty good movie, but its most notable feature was that I saw it during a weekend in New York where I made an ill-advised pass at an old friend, and deeply disappointed another friend in the process. As I grimaced at the wreckage of this particular weekend, I knew that this couldn’t happen again. Read more »

My new feature Song Stories goes into a little background about one of the songs I’ve written. This month’s Song Story, fittingly enough, is about “A Bigger Glass of Empty”. Read more »