I'm in a season of working to get the word out, educate and build a network of friends and fans and friends of fans (and friends of fans' friends friends... wait, what?) who are wiling to host a house concert…
Mar 1 2018
Nov 30 2017
make YOUR art. bust those ghosts.
In three weeks, my nephew Elijah will be 10 years old. He is a ghostbuster. Nevermind that he couldn't find a proton pack; he came up with the plans to build his own (which, actually, Uncle Jeff mostly built himself…
Oct 17 2017
Let the Light In
Yesterday was difficult. The day was sunny and crisp, just like an Autumn day should be. The sky was blue and the leaves are bursting into color. The zinnias are still blooming because they can survive in the in-between, still…
Oct 2 2017
Do you want to write?
If you want to write then guess what? You have to write. You have to pick up a pencil, open your laptop, silence your cellphone, park your butt in a chair, do whatever it takes to get yourself there. And…
May 12 2017
Criticism and Competition: The "Why" of It All
Over the last several days, I've not been conscious of my "no criticism" challenge. Not surprisingly this struck me last night while I was criticizing something (though Jeff told me he thought it was more of a constructive criticism conversation…
Apr 26 2017
Criticism and Gardening: Keeping My Mouth Shut
At just a little over 24 hours into the no-criticism challenge, I met a friend and colleague for lunch. Not 15 minutes into our time together, I found myself sharply inhaling to keep from making a critical remark: "Ugh, he…
Apr 19 2017
Criticism and The Kitchen Sink: A Month-Long Challenge
If you're only looking to find something wrong,
you'll find something wrong,
if it's right or not.
Depends on the lens you're looking through...
(Brand New Song by Andy Gullahorn)
I've learned to be content, for the most…
you'll find something wrong,
if it's right or not.
Depends on the lens you're looking through...
(Brand New Song by Andy Gullahorn)
I've learned to be content, for the most…
Feb 22 2017
A Poem: People Say
People say, get a real job.
People say, how does that pay?
People say, get your head out of the clouds.
People say.
People say, what's your goal?
People say, you should go on The Voice!
People say, all sorts…
People say, how does that pay?
People say, get your head out of the clouds.
People say.
People say, what's your goal?
People say, you should go on The Voice!
People say, all sorts…
Dec 28 2016
2016 and The Kind of Musician I Want To Be
The year 2016 has been a year of firsts. Okay, it's also been a year of seconds (I released my 2nd album in April), but in some memorable ways, a year of firsts. The most memorable is that I went…
Sep 15 2016
#Memphis2Maine: The "Why" (and the Halfway)
Why is there so much color - and I mean rich, deep color - right in front of our often cloudy-visioned eyes? If our lives and bodies were only good for work and usefulness and producing goods, then why the…
Sep 8 2016
#Memphis2Maine: And so it begins.
Tonight, I'm sitting in the living room of a beautiful, quiet home in Knoxville, TN, my first stop on this tour from Memphis to Maine. I'm en route to my first house concert of the tour which happens tomorrow night…