I admit it: my hero is a car thief. Well, okay, a former car thief, but still. Who is my hero? Chris Guillebeau, whose Unconventional Book Tour for his new book, The Art of Nonconformity, starts today. Okay, the car thief part is a bit inflated, though Chris did indeed steal a car at age… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Poem/Music/Literature/Film
CCMC 2008 Student Concert: Teach Me Tonight
In honor of tonight’s CCMC student concert, I thought I’d share my performance from my last CCMC student concert, back in 2008. On guitar: Chris Gramp and Mike Wollenberg On bass: Karen Horner As is the case with all camps, the humor here is mostly in-jokes. A couple of keys: 1) All week long I… Continue Reading
Live from Caesar’s Palace: Online Dating Blues
Ah, Las Vegas, the city I love to hate. Unless I’m there with 100+ independent music artists who are serious about our music and learning from Tim Sweeney & Associates how to develop our music careers. Then Vegas is the place to be. The info Tim has to share is priceless, but the connections with… Continue Reading
Lean In: Poem by Emily Long
Lean In
Standing on the edge
The precipice of change
Anticipation vibrates
Reaching out to touch
The misty veil of old
Becoming new… Continue Reading
Poem: The Journey, by Mary Oliver
One of my tools to keep me on the right track is to sign up – and read – any and all newsletters that will inspire and energize me. Of these, one of my biggest inspirations is Chris Guillebeau, the creator of The Art of Nonconformity. In today’s AONC newsletter Chris posted a poem by… Continue Reading