It Happened to Me

I’m playing at Bayou Bistro in Tarpon Springs tonight!

I’m playing with the house band — Tom Hood and the Tropical Sons — for open mic night at Bayou…

2 years ago

Tell your kids this was Daft Punk

Happy halloween! Also, tell your kids that this was Daft Punk. Curious about the glasses? They’re “louvered”-style glasses lined with…

2 years ago

Scenes from last night’s gig

I arrived a little early for last night’s gig with Tom Hood and the Tropical Sons. We were the house…

2 years ago

Spaddy’s is open!

Hooray! It looks like Spaddy’s, my regular coffee place, made it through the hurricane. The only damage seems to be…

2 years ago

Underappreciated Canadian rock tune of the day: “Armageddon” by Prism (1979)

Last night, I had a dream where Armageddon, a 1979 song by Vancouver-based band Prism — a song I haven’t even…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian progress report: The aftermath

It’s the day after Hurricane Ian in Tampa. The yard’s a big green mess, and I’ll need to drive a…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian progress report: Hangin’ in there

The wind continues to blow, and the rain keeps coming down, but we still have power and there’s no apparent…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian progress report: The view from here

With Kevlar sheets covering our windows, our view outside is mediated through our video doorbells and side camera. It’s raining…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian progress report: Where Ian is, and where we are

Where we are — the Seminole Heights neighborhood in Tampa — the rain has begun to fall in earnest, and…

2 years ago