Sometimes words just get in the way. The strength of the metaphor, of the poetry, of the music is all in the vagueness. The listener takes from the lyric what they need to take. Explanation, definition, and tying the meaning down to one interpretation just robs the moment of its power. In that spirit, I... Continue Reading →
Happy Accidents
Sometimes you find the best things in life by pure accident. Something or someone you didn't even know you needed or were looking for. You are minding your own business, running up the stairs of life, and BOOM, it smacks you right in the chest. You find it (or them) and you don’t know how... Continue Reading →
Touching Can Be Magic
One of my favorite jazz guitarists of all time is Stanley Jordan. Like most people, I first heard his playing on the 1985 Blue Note album, Magic Touch. This album was at the top of the Billboard Jazz charts for something like an entire year, easily a record! I still listen to that album and can... Continue Reading →