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A few days ago Sue told you about being stuck over night in Bakersfield because the roads going south were closed because of the snow. Yes, in California, you can close the carotid artery of the state with snow, unlike, say, Wisconsin. Anyway, we had a ball. We never would have planned most of the stuff we [...] Leaving Sacramento after our daughter's wedding, Sue pointed out that this was the real beginning of our nomadic life. Up 'til now, everything has either been a dress rehearsal (our month in Vancouver) or a trip (to Montreal) or a temporary holding pattern until we had to go back. We always had to go back. This time, there's [...] In preparation for tomorrow's early morning start from Sashe cramento to Phoenix we started packing what could be left overnight in the van. Before we were halfway through the adrenaline-induced travel itch kicked in and we were talking about leaving today. We left. Having more time has made me ponder creative outlets besides my songwriting and business books. Needing a better way to track my projects and day-to-day tasks (my experiment with 3x5 cards was most enlightening) I tried my hand at hand stitching my own little notebook. I need to work on the gluing techniques, and got myself a [...] In June of 2008, the Vogel family set out from as far north as you can get on this continent, heading for as far south as you can get on the next continent. By bicycle. By the time they arrive in just a few days their twin sons will hold the world record for traveling the length of [...] The past two FAWMs I've tried my hand at some jazz guitar. This year it almost didn't happen. I didn't plan it, at least, but my unconscious decided otherwise. During most of the 14,000 miles we've traveled in the past six months, I've driven, with Sue in the passenger seat, just visible out of the corner of [...] This one is a collaboration with Oddbod, the performing name of one Tim Conway who lives in Kent, England. I'd wanted to write something with him since he came to FAWM. I'm writing as much as I can about our travels this year, but if you listen to Oddbod's other music you'll see I couldn't just [...] Sue wrote this about her father, and I desperately wanted to put it to music. I'd like to nudge a few of the words a bit to make it easier to sing. I was amazed at the chord progression that presented itself as I read the words. I've asked around, and the musicologists at FAWM can't [...] Terry is becoming quite a lyricist. He shared these with me and let me put them to music. Listen to 'Letters You Never Read' Letters you Never Read Verse 1 Chorus Especially proud of this one. I conceived the a capella intro two weeks ago, recorded it, and then got nothing for almost two weeks. I didn't know what the song was supposed to be about, except in broad general terms. Then, instead of trying to describe the entirety of our travel in Canada, I chose a single [...] |
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