Being There
It's the leaves on the treesIt's a south wind That's stirring me It's just the season A sensation of being there Continue Reading...
It’s Memorial Day – Remember Them All
Memorial Day - Remember Them All. Lest we forget. Please remember what Memorial Day is about. This weekend is the unofficial American kick-off to summer. We celebrate freedom with picnics, parades, and backyard barbecues. With the weather we are getting here in the Northeast, it feels like summer already. It’s Memorial Day Weekend. So, without further adieu, I will get to the point. As Continue Reading...
Oh Mother, Thank You
Happy Mother's Day Mom! One night a couple of months ago, I was tired and my mind was overflowing. I needed at least a little downtime and some quiet. I sat alone at my keyboard, and I felt a poem, a rhythm, that I needed to capture. Eventually I turned on some music and I came across this instrumental that I have grown to thoroughly enjoy. To me, this tune playing and the flow of words Continue Reading...
It Was Me, I Lost God
Have you ever found yourself looking around in the darkness of your somehow closed mind, and wondered how in the world you arrived at this place? If you were to trace your steps, reflecting on every detail that you pondered in the making of choices you made, did you find that first wrong turn? No? Then you're not being completely honest with yourself. Own up; look in the mirror; search your soul, Continue Reading...
Try Kindness
A lot of people might refer to me as a grumpy old man, or maybe as a bear, and I do have my moments. Though, I have tried more consciously to pursue and deliver random acts of kindness. My favorite is to buy a Veteran their meal/coffee/snack at Dunkin' Donuts. Perhaps it was just stopping to help someone shovel snow, or to clean the snow off of someone's car. Maybe it has been giving of myself to, Continue Reading...
Reason number…I’ve lost count…why I love TSO
These are clips from shows that the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed during last year's tour. This year's tour is different yet, still amazing. These clips capture just one song from one show from dozens of songs done in dozens of shows by each touring group. One video from TSO West and one from TSO East. I did not take either of these videos, but the links will give the credit for these where Continue Reading...
Reason number…I've lost count…why I love TSO
These are clips from shows that the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed during last year's tour. This year's tour is different yet, still amazing. These clips capture just one song from one show from dozens of songs done in dozens of shows by each touring group. One video from TSO West and one from TSO East. I did not take either of these videos, but the links will give the credit for these where Continue Reading...