October 23rd. One week from Halloween. And Mark Knopfler has completely taken over. It started with Brothers In Arms last week and somehow expanded into his solo catalog – Golden Heart, Get Lucky, Privateering, Sailing ...
October 16th. And I’m still deep in Jackson Browne territory. Last week his birthday sent me back through his first five albums – For Every Man, Late For The Sky, The Pretender, Running on Empty, ...
October 9th. Jackson Browne’s birthday. And Sean Lennon’s too – still in his 50s, October 9th being what it is in music history. Jackson’s second album – For Every Man – really grabbed me when ...
October 2nd. And I should have thought this out better. I started with Moonshadow – just because it was in my head – and realized pretty quickly I was winging it without a plan. That’s ...
September 25th. October is knocking. And I got completely carried away with music theory this week. Fair warning – this one goes deep. But in the best possible way. It started with Summer in the ...
Back to the real world. Camp ended last weekend and I’ve been slowly re-entering normal life. But honestly? I’m still living in it a little. The late night jams. The song circles. The moment someone ...
Labor Day weekend. Camp starts Thursday. Which means I’ve been doing what I always do before camp – brushing up on the flashier tunes I haven’t touched in a while. The ones that require your ...
Honest truth – I’m still not right. Trouble breathing. Trouble concentrating. Brain fog that makes playing feel like wading through something thick. Last week I told you about getting sick on the flight home from ...
Well, I’m going to be honest with you – this week’s update almost didn’t happen. I’ve been sick. Really sick. The kind where brain fog sets in and even picking up the guitar feels like ...
August 7, 2026 Do You Know The Way To San Jose has just about run its course with me now that the lesson on my solo arrangement got finished this week. I hope some of ...