Category Archives: Personal
Megalopolitan Maniac
Cosmodemonic Telegraph Company is a blog devoted to my very favorite author, Henry Miller, and yesterday’s post reminded me how much I love Miller’s Black Spring. The final chapter is called “Megalopolitan Maniac”, a riff on Miller’s struggle to find … Continue reading
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Broken shoulder blues
I went out to have a beer with Eric on Friday night and we spent some time reminiscing about our years together in My Dear Ella and Minor Stars. I was jogging home the two blocks from the Orange County … Continue reading
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Who knows…
“Just when I think I’m out, they keep pulling me back in.” I’m trying to recall how many “last shows” I’ve played now. I’m pretty sure tomorrow will be my fourth. I remember like it was last month (it was … Continue reading
Wide awake at 3am
I had already been at the office for two hours when my buddy Matt sent me this “Death Metal Rooster” video via email. The subject heading read “WAKE UP!!!” I watched it with the volume muted, to keep up the … Continue reading
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Henry Miller: “Alive to the end”
Amazing. An interview of my hero, Henry Miller, from his dying bed. “Alive to the end.”
No regrets
There’s a girl who lived on my block She wore pigtails and bright purple socks She could sing before she could talk She had wings but she’d rather walk A ghost of a prayer still floats in the air Keeping … Continue reading
Sunday Dustbin: Naked Eye/Brainstorm
[photo copyright: temples of grey] This week’s studio noodling combines a section of The Who classic Naked Eye (off Odds & Sods) with some heavy riffing/experimenting with guitar effects. As always, it is what it is, which is how I … Continue reading
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East Burke, Vermont
Gotta love Vermont in the Fall. My wife and I rendezvoused with her family at her Dad’s cabin in East Burke, a little town known for skiing and its world-class trail system for mountain-biking. We were only there for a … Continue reading
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Of mice and men
My wife and I had a plan when we returned from Mexico last year. We’d move from Lexington, KY to Carrboro, NC. She would write her doctoral dissertation. I would get a job in the addictions field, finish the 200 … Continue reading
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Photos from the Minor Stars show @ The Reservoir
Eric, Matt and I made our Chapel Hill/Carrboro debut as Minor Stars on August 12th at The Reservoir. “Chapel Hill Super-fan” Betsy Harris was there to take THESE PHOTOS (copyright: temples of grey).