I was introduced to Joe Chambers. I told him about getting squeezed at their free concert in Boston Common, and stunningly he remembered it and started reminiscing. Then we got into a long conversation with Richard Foos about Gary Stewart and… We were at Tom Hayden’s widow’s house for a benefit, the fusion of Get […]

We’re lacking context. As a result we’re lacking inspiration. And therefore there’s no competition. What inspires you to be your best if there’s no scene? You can be the greatest singer in your neighborhood, on your campus, but if there’s no hope of recognition, no ladder to climb, you’re not inspired to take the chance. […]

Just like I pictured it! Does anybody get that reference anymore? “Living For The City” came out in ’73, and my old friend Johanan Vigoda, Stevie’s lawyer who played the judge in the middle of the track, passed a while back. Funny how the most important events of your life are ultimately plowed under by […]

You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I could Mold you into someone who could Cherish me as much as I cherish you Everything sounded good on the radio today. Last week I was skiing in Colorado, and I came home to spring in Southern California. That freshness in the air, especially in […]