We did it! Well sort of lol 🙂 I thought $10,000 was a fair fundraising goal for my album but I needed to lower my expectations… and who says I’m a pessimist? I really thought 10K could be achieved – but none the less humbling and inspiring to know I have fans/patrons/family that supports me. […]
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Album Campaign for ‘Premonitions’ Ends Tomorrow Stroke of Midnight
Tomorrow/Saturday – April 27th at midnight – the campaign ends for ‘Premonitions’ A collection of songs inspired by the loss of my mom Franceschina. She was beauty – vibrance – all that is good personified. Her loss was and has been a tough one to endure. I was very close to her – we both […]
Album Campaign for ‘Premonitions’ Ends this Sunday April 28th 12:05 AM New York Time
Just a week left to hit our $5,000 goal (*disregard the $10K Goal on Kickstarter – the 5K balance will be matched). Let’s do this and make this album happen. I was celebrating my dear friend Brittany’s 40th bday this past Saturday. Brittany is a fabulous singer – writer – all around artist. I’d been […]
Getting Ready to Begin ‘Premonitions’ (Album Kickstarter Campaign)
I’m excited – nervous – curious for the start of my Kickstarter album fundraising campaign in the coming days. I feel something special on this project – a closeness to a road that seems to be merging relationships into a unified whole – collaborations with friends/musicians – love -and fate all acting in harmony. It […]
New Year – Staying Positive
Into the third week of 2024 and hoping it’s something more. Don’t we all hope for that? Progress – growth – love – family – friends – lovers… what’s the alternative? and with that -we should surely be thankful for having what we have – even in seemingly dark times… food – a roof – […]
Only So Much Time
This is one of my latest songs and I got myself a nice take on it last week during my gig/show at Emma Jaynes in Clifton Park New York – nice audience always helps 🙂 The thing about music or anything for that matter- is there are lots of moving parts and it takes some […]
Going Back but the Same Old Story
I’m getting old – scratch that… I’m old. I’m not old in the sense of feeling washed up – I actually in many ways feel like I’m at my best – striking a balance between maturity/experience and playfulness -as with each passing year – the value of moments become more weighted. My gut told me […]
Ralph Bennett | Father – Husband – Bandmate – Artist
Too much loss at one time is hard to swallow but this one hit close to the bone. Ralph Bennett was one of my first bandmates and dear friend, that although time separated us – was always close to my heart with fond memories. There were a few other bandmates before him that I cherish […]
Charlie Francis Smith ‘The Love Remains’
I went to my friend’s Funeral Service yesterday. It was sunny but unseasonably cold for March 19th – even for upstate Albany, New York. Charlie Smith was one of the best. You hear this said so often and even more so during a Funeral Service/Memorial – but this is truth. Charlie played with spirit – […]
Things Break – Die – Fleeting Burst of Love
I love my guitar. Maybe love lies within the comfort of familiarity – loyalty – and the big one: giving. What you get in return. Sounds selfish doesn’t it? I mean love should be selfless and I believe it is… but when you love you give and the end product is receiving. I care for […]