• Gaining peer acceptance is intoxicating

    When your peers start to recognize you, it’s an intoxicating experience. Especially when those peers are much further up the ladder of success than you are. When I started getting better performance slots it was a kick in the pants. I did some shows at a place called Martini Blues. Several were styled after songwriter…

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  • Rejection sure can hurt

    There’s no doubt that anyone and everyone on the planet can relate to the hurt of rejection. Unless of course you’ve got a screw loose and have no concept of E.Q. I don’t outwardly show a ton of emotion, but that doesn’t take the sting off of any rejection. Here’s one of the biggest stings…

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  • Being a victim of your own coolness

    Once upon a time I had a discussion with a friend that ran a songwriter’s group. During that discussion we spoke about another mutual friend who was a bass player and how he sang and played bass at the same time. Part of that discussion led to the idea of slap n pop, which is…

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