In which your humble podcaster bids farewell to this project and hail to his 60th year.
Podcast Archives
33. Dogs
A genuinely heartfelt tribute to the dogs that give us so much joy in our lives. More details…
32. Mom
A song written in 72 hours for my mom, because I had no choice. More details…
31. The Imperfect Country Song
My least favorite song, but I tried so hard. More details…
30. Betty and the Bear
She donated a lot of $ to the LA Zoo and got to chill with bears. More details…
29. My Mom, the PhD
She wasn’t even my mom when I wrote this for her. More details…
28. Butter Boy
That Butter Boy is a bad m*** – shut yo’ mouth! But I’m Talking About the Butter Boy… More details…
27. Free Beer
An epic ditty about that foamy yellow liquid that gives so many of us so much joy. More details…
26. The Girl with the Ruby Lips
An ode to the 80s Austin club scene, and those outrageous happy hours (and girls)… More details…
25. Crazy Mixed Up World
Sometimes I think about my g**, and what it was like when I had ’em… More details…
24. A Wish and a Dream
How I lost that damn class ring that cost me a month worth of wages. More details…
23. The God of Noise and the Tall Dark Prince with the Rainbow Smile
A cosmic 12 bar blues tribute to the one and only… More details…
22. Love is Like a Roller Coaster
A song inspired by frenzied dancing in Bollywood movies. More details…
21. Reflections on a Dinner Conversation One Silent Friday Night
A date with a Mean Girl that didn’t go well… More details…
20. Onward and Onward
The dreamer meets the Dark Overlords and becomes a realist… More details…
19. Chasing Those Dreams With You
Somehow a very personal love song and a tribute to Ms. John. More details…
18. They Call It Dope
Don’t tell mama, but I wrote a song about smokin’ weed… More details…
17. Miracles
Hard rock meets Prince meets Jesus – all in one song! More details..
16. Men
A song written for my father, my brother, and my son. More details…
15. God
Your fearless songwriter tackles the biggest subject of all. More details…
14. City of Dreams
A sentimental tribute to the cities we always seem to move away from. More details…
13. Why Do We Abandon the Old People
A sentimental tribute to those people older than us More details…
12. The Minstrel
Let’s sing a song for that minstrel…you know who I’m talking about. More details…
11. Come Sail Away
A song which sounds nothing like the Styx song it is based on More details…
10. Women
A song praising the fairer sex, creatures which fill me with joy and terror More details…
09. Havoc In My Blood
Whip out that spandex because we have a head banger in the house! More details
08. Happiness
Whereby I introduce the musical mutt known as “Happiness”, the first unabashed love song in the set. Get out your hankies… More details
07. Everything That We Need
A peppy song declaring we got all we need, featuring generous amounts of accordions and fiddles. More details
06. The Velvet Midnight
A very sweet mini-suite. Listen to it with the amps at 11 More details
05. Destiny
The well traveled anthem of a teenage head banger. More details
04. Berchetsgaden
To be young and in love with a guitar in your hands, surrounded by some of the most beautiful mountains in the world… More details
03. I Went to See the President
The story behind why a 15 year old boy wrote a song about Jimmy Carter back in the late 70s and has been playing it ever since. More details
02. Closing on the Mind
The story behind the jazzy, trippy ”Closing on the Mind”, written in 1977. More details
01. Requiem for a Fly
The first musical episode, focusing on the earliest song, ”Requiem for a Fly”, written in 1976 when I was 15 years old. More details
00. So That’s What Was in the Box
A little background on the inspiration for the project – a humble little box I hauled from home to home for almost four decades… More details