Thoughts Of A Free Man

BAck in the day when I wrote I wrote often. Now, since I don't work I don't do much of anything else. I find excess free time destroys my time management skills. I have been following politics a lot lately and the most interesting race in the country is TN's senatorial race to replace the retiring... Sign in to see full entry.

Where I live in middle TN lacks the furious beauty of the mountains to the east or the wide expanses of the western UNited States. This is an area of rolling hills thick with hardwood trees, cut by creeks and rivers, many of which have been dammed and backed up to form man-made lakes. But what it... Sign in to see full entry.

Occasionally a work of art will slip the surly bonds of the market and take its place in the national psyche, becoming known to people who have never read, watched, or heard the work in question. The theme music from Jaws is instantly recognizable as denoting a perilous situation; we’re not in... Sign in to see full entry.

Sitting here in Tennessee waiting for a cold front. I made a big pot of beef stew this evening and it turned out really well. I make such pot kind of dishes when cooler weather is coming on but have no interest in them in the summer. Then its all grilled meats or fish - steaks and pork chops and... Sign in to see full entry.

I've had a busy week with my music. I always feel better when I'm moving forward, doing things I'm supposed to be doing. I have a couple of songs that the world needs to hear and a handful more that are fun. The world needs 3-chord drinking songs just like we need the sad ballads. Monday night,... Sign in to see full entry.

Over this past weekend I was a lost disillusioned soul. I drank beer and wrote songs all day Friday, to hell with the job hunt. Then I woke up Saturday morning, overdosing on coffee, playing more guitar and singing my songs. They're good. I decided I needed a change f scenery. Its hard to live a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday was a good day, the day Cracker came to Nashvegas and I was able to go out and get my fix. There's nothing better than roots rock tempered with some country grunge. I just happened to check their myspace site earlier in the day and found they would be playing at Grimey's, a little indie... Sign in to see full entry.

Today is Wednesday and once again its an incredible fall day in Nashville. Fall in Tennessee means the sky loses the haziness of summer, the air loses the humidity, and the heat of afternoon becomes pleasant and dry with the smell and crackle of dead leaves. Its been this way for a week now. Last... Sign in to see full entry.

Last night Kelsey and I walked Mazy at Howe Farm then drove down to the Family Inn in Manchester for steamers and salads. But suddenly we felt more like meat than shellfish so she got a hamburger and I got the meatloaf and mashed potato platter – as with everything else at the Family Inn it was... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm not a writer. I'm a songwriter, have been for 12 years, 20 years. I just finished watching Townes Van Zandt: Be Here To Love Me. This is the definitive work, not only of a great songwriter but of an artist. It has left me in tears, not for the premature death of someone who abused their body but... Sign in to see full entry.