Currently interested in different methods of songwriting. I beleive songwriters are like radio transmitters & recievers. Some songs come from the collective cosmos and transmit through the writer just as others come directly from the soul of the writer. What do you think?

Antiquated Musical Magic: My first guitar - My Goya
Can you see him? My Goyal. Isn't that an incredible depiction of our classic image of an extraterrestrial being?This guitar was gift from Heaven to me. I had been trying out different ones. I wanted a nice acoustic to learn on but the physical limitations of my tiny hands thwarted my efforts. I was just on the edge giving up my guitar dreams. Then, in a very small town, in tiny dive bar, on a Monday morning trying to invade my weekend.I heard his bitter cry for help. He was an extremely attractive fellow in his mid 40's. He was drunk, disorderly, loud but most of all a BULLY! The handful of regular's were terrified of the loud mouth idiot. I got up from my stool & ...

inner strength - note to a friend (excerpt): There are times in life when the only person you can truly rely on is yourself. If you struggle with self love due to guilt, self loathing, never finding forgiveness for past mistakes, this struggle may seem impossible. Then, through music, all those negative feelings melt away leaving the light of your inner beauty to shine with an understanding of love for ones self. Not a narcissistic kind of love but a sincere, true of heart appreciation for yourself as a creation of God. Wow! That was deep.

Tower Records: This is my "Tower Records" baseball jacket I received as an employee at the original store at 16th & Broadway in Sacramento, CA. That was the year of "Hard Promises" & Bella Donna". Still looks pretty good for 26 Years! Thats me & Tower on my back. I received the jacket in 1981 once upon a time!

picture taken 10/3/07.