An early career in journalism had me facing a daily deadline so writing a column once a month seemed at the time like a piece of cake. It wasn’t always as easy as I imagined but I did manage to get one done without missing one month. I’m always afraid that I’ll run out of things to say but at present have several ideas in the pipeline.
My posts have included concert reviews of shows I had attended over the years such as those performed by Alice Cooper, Merle Haggard, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Eagles, Boz Scaggs, and Elton John to name a few. I’ve also paid tribute to favorite musicians who died such as Glenn Campbell, Doc Watson, Andrew Gold, and they Lynyrd Skynyrd boys. Along with the famous I mourned the passing of people who helped me in my musical journey like Vena Lupo who sang and helped manage my bands and Bob McKinnon who game me opportunities to play in his local bar.
My first blog dealt with dealt with the animosity between member of the super group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. At the time I was reading the book “Shakey” a biography of Neil Young by Jimmy McDonough. Those musicians were some of my earliest music influencers, long before the influencer term became a part of our vocabulary, and were fodder for several of my blogs. The latest one was posted in January involving the death of David Crosby.
Other subjects covered have included highlights of my modest career, lessons passed on from various workshops I’ve attended, the history of recording media, and my person takes on trends and developments in the music business. At times I’ve even provided contrasting arguments on the opinions of people in the industry as to what they deemed to be the best and worst things out there.
I have received and appreciated favorable comments on the pieces from artists I admire, as well as some constructive criticism. One subject of a piece I wrote sent me feedback about some misinterpretation on my part which resulted in a subsequent blog that included his suggest corrections.
I’ve enjoyed having my say on the state of music this past decade and intend to continue for at least another ten or more.