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Pod Blog: S3 Ep6 Never Really Over
Here’s a 60 second clip of a reharsal leading up to the recording session for today’s song. This was the first time I had two guests on an episode. My Uncle, Steve Peck and my friend, Brannon Hancock. My Uncle has a nick name for me “The Groove Guy.” It comes from an interaction we…
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My Via Chicago
Every guitar has a story. “Tell me about that guitar, Tom,” asked fellow guitarist friend Bill Eyster, between songs at a friend’s party/gig the other night. “What kind is it?” I gave him some details on its provenance, Epiphone, mid-range price, a little over 20 years old…that I always liked its warm tone. But what…
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Playing for crickets…
And wouldn’t have it any other way. How is it that 2021 feels like last year?..Not almost 4 years ago!? I confess I’ve been so busy launching my podcast and working with gigging bands in these “post-Covid years” that I really have put my songwriting on the back burner, time-wise. But a large piece of…
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Borrowed Violin
When I was 14, as an incoming freshman at Riley High School, I started to use a school viola. It was old (to me.) The varnish was a dull brown. It was big, though, a 17 inch-er. It had a dated alligator skin case, but it had a sound that was both crisp and rich.…
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How Come? – ASAAF S3 Ep. 5
Imagine receiving a mysterious package one day on your doorstep. It contains photos of events from your childhood, but from a different point of view other than the one you remember. A picture of you blowing out the birthday candles, your face in profile, and you see the print of walpaper – how had you…
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Baby, One More Shot
Bonus content and commentary to my Podcast episode with Troy Yeager. If you stream the song, you’ll see the art work features a young man in a leather jacket whispering into the ear of a young woman. The story behind the cover: the name of the EP was “Dive Bar Girl,” also the name of…