Lenny Breau
Jazz guitarist Lenny Breau was phenomenal, other-worldly. Chord melody and just crazy good. I met him at a music trade show called NAMM in Anaheim, CA. Got to speak with him. This is tall stuff. It got taller. …
the boy’s eyes
At age 11, my son Casey was an enthusiastic novice. Those things I’d seen so many times—the road, the bridge, the people, the view—are fresh to him, and with newness he LIVES! I see through his eyes, his…
Two Dog Bones
Two dog bones for two Boston Terriers. Gave one to Roscoe, the other to puppy Jack. Stepped out to my office, took a sip of tea, realized I’d forgotten to sweeten it, went back into the kitchen—and…
Loving in the Forest of the Doomed
My 83 year old friend is entering what she calls ‘the forest’. It’s when you grow old and discover the stark difference between how you imagined you would handle aging versus the bewildered confusion you experience when your hearing goes,…
