Category: Posts!
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A Man I Never Knew
I have been fortunate enough this far into my life to not have lost anyone close to me to an addiction, but the degree of separation is a very small one. Many friends have lost friends and family, and while the losses have not been personal for me, they are still tragic and sobering. In […]
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You Never Know
The 100 song library is really starting to fill up, which is a good sign. I does mean, however, that I’m forced to go deeper and deeper to the bottom of the barrel if I’m going to use all these songs that I have revisited ill to nil. Wishful thinking of a single hopeless college […]
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Siren of the Stage
I know, I know. “Listen to Black Magic Woman much?” This song is more than a little lacking of originality. But what it lacks in it, I was looking to make up for in tradition. The siren is a great mythological creature. Whether portrayed as monstrous or sensual is irrelevant, the siren’s power is in […]
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Along for the Ride
A few months ago NPR had a contest for their tiny desk concerts. You had to make a video of an original song at a desk. Spoiler alert: I didn’t win. On the plus side, I got an excellent recording of this song done by my good friend, Matt Boland. Along for the Ride is about […]
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Hey Mr. Hateful
This election year, aside from being more circus like than ever, has allowed our country to see itself in full. We’ve gone from scoffing at what we thought were long shot canindates to watching in stunned fear as messages and mantras of hate spread like wildfire following campaign trails. The revelation should not be that […]
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I Ain’t Going Down Tonight
The early songwriting took place in my college years, which makes these older songs seem pretty transparent. There were angry songs about teachers I didn’t like, there were happy songs about girls I liked, and when those girls rejected me, there were songs like this. Because it was college, and what else was there?
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Own Little World
A more recent attempt at something biographical, it didn’t end up quite the way I wanted it to. I was trying to channel a little bit of Loudon Wainwright III, but I think this song ended up running a little too long while having not enough to say. As far as biographical songs go, […]
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Looks Like This One’s Gonna Hurt
I don’t have much to say about this song. It’s not about anything in my life, or anyone else I know. I certainly don’t think abusive relationships (physical, verbal, emotional, you name it) are funny, but goodness, the silliness we go through to rationalize it!
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The Day I Lost it All
I realize in the grand scheme of things I’m still quite young. In my existence thus far, I have started to notice a trend that seems to cycle through every couple of years. You make plans, you pursue plans, you accomplish plans. Then you have to throw it all out the window, because everything you […]
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Tommy Link @ Brick House Coffee
Tommy Link is performing @ Brick House Coffee. Friday March 4th, from 7 to 9pm!
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