Zen and the Art of Hitchhiking
Written January 10th, 2025 Question: “So, how would you define yourself in a single word?” Reply: “I’m a Hitchhiker.” _____ That question was indeed posed to me some thirty years ago by a co-worker, and although I did respond precisely that way, I didn’t fully understand why that particular...
Maggie’s Farm – Dylan’s Middle Finger to the Folk Scene
Written January 5th, 2025 Fresh from just watching the excellent new movie about Bob Dylan, “A Complete Unknown,” I suddenly find the man squarely back on my mind. Particularly the theme the movie centered around; that being his ugly divorce from the folk music scene. Times and tastes change...
Stevie Wonder’s “Ode To Joy”
Written December 28th, 2024 I live for these moments, the times when an unsuspecting curiosity suddenly ignites a multi-day obsession. Words will leap off a page and suddenly I find myself consumed with chasing down threads of ideas. The page that I’m referring to there is actually not book...