One morning I woke and knew I was out of coffee. Okay, off to the 1369 Coffee Shop in Inman Sq., Cambridge. I got mine to go and headed back to my digs.
I was working a Saturday at Harvard Sq.'s Briggs and Briggs Music. It was busy. CD's were relatively new.My manager asked me to get the tribal CDs by me (Pygmies of the Ituri Forest), I reached for them on a…
I certainly saw a lot of her, even though she had left me several months before. She soon discovered that the visiting professor she had left me for was a " major disappointment ". As the most hellacious…
In 1984 I met a young artist from the Southwest working at a local restaurant. We began see each other on dates and I was falling deeply in love. She invited me over and played Claire de Lune on her…
had met Robert Plant on the sidewalk, a block away from my store, Briggs and Briggs Music in Harvard SQ. I pointed out our store and he said he'd be by. I got back to work and my coworkers were…
I am happy to say that retirement, no matter how impoverished, has led to doors opening for me in music. The worst thing I ever did to my career was listening to my mother (RIP) and making a day job…
What is "What It Is"? After playing together off and on for some years, I had the chance to jam with bassist, Mike Martone. He was between bands and I had been ever prolific, writing and recording. We played that…
"Love's Mishaps" spans 30 years with the bulk of the tunes from this century. 1984-2012. "Be alright" (2003): Acoustic guitars and mandolin back my vocals and lead guitar. "What Memories" (1988): A four track tape recording sporting electric mandolin and…
When I worked at Briggs and Briggs music in Harvard Sq., Alan Ginsberg walked in one day. I didn't let on that I recognized him, but helped him look for a CD of an early British composer. "He was a…
"Love's Mishaps" was conceived 1995 when a customer of mine from Briggs and Briggs Music ran into me in Harvard Sq. I told James Herbst that I had gotten a CD player/recorder (this is before I had a…
*1968 Martin D28 *1949 Harmony acoustic jazz guitar *1940 Kalamazoo (Gibson) mandolin *1908 Gibson mandocello *el cheapo Kent solid body electric mandola *nameless solid body electric mandolin *Squire Precision bass *Squire Stratocaster *Chroma Polaris 1980's…
As a kid, I grew up learning tunes off the record. Beatles, Stones, Cream, Hendrix, Simon and Garfunkel. Previous to starting guitar at 12, I had a very close relationship with the radio. The Everly Brothers…