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July 23,2010   
Open up, open up, open up inside,
You have got imagination
Wings of fire on which to ride

It has been a long month filled with lots of changes and emotions. Not nearly enough music but some that was very special: playing with Rob and Clarity, singing and playing with Josh in Ojai, playing singing with Freedom and Rob at the Aubergine in Sebastopol, playing and singing with Hillside Fire at Tawnie Love's birthday party and singing with Freedom on his back porch. Good times and memories. Now I see my Guild sitting on the guitar stand and it seems to say "Step away from the computer. "
So much love was given to me I feel a big thanks: Mish for being her beautiful self and booking my plane to Santa Rosa, Kestral for booking my train from LA to Ojai and driving me to the San Francisco Airport from Santa Rosa. Rob for picking me up at the airport and Tani and Rob for taking me out to that wonderful dinner and cajun music. Josh and Christina and Sariah loving me up and taking me in and making me feel so welcome. Freedom and Natalie and Anjali for taking me in and giving me my own space too. Natalie for the massage and the trip to the party. Tenzin for the pool and the place to sleep the night and the long conversation. Clarity for rocking my world with a white chick kicking booty to a Michael Jackson tune. (Still smiling) So much love and so little time. For Andie and Kayden for missing me and letting me go have the time. To all the people who supported Andie while I was gone. To my father whose prayers made all the difference. To God for always being here.
I have a big family and it expands and contracts. Some come and some go but the love grows. Life is taking in and letting go. As the years pass the big letting go comes into view and I realize I am ready. Of course for years I have said when I say I am ready I will probably go. I hope that is not the case. I am just so grateful for it all, the good, the bad, the ugly and beautiful. If we were all awake our hearts and eyes would be filled with wonder and this is just a temporary home. Each fleeting moment is complete in and of itself. There have been some magic and some tragic.
So what did I learn? Take the time. Be kind. Love with all your might. Forgive yourself and everyone else. Allow for being human. Bow to the divine. Let your light shine.
Life in every breath.

 

July 14, 2010
The adventure continues. I have been meeting some great people lately and reconnecting with my family in California. There are lots of opportunities for music down here. Like the weather this year, everything seems to be in flux. People change, life changes and it can all translate to a song. We are swept along in a current sometimes and headed down stream. We cling even though we know it is time to let go. I am going out tonight to play some music, I hope, in Sebastopol. Even when it feels like my whole world has caved in I find solace in a song.
Ideas are swirling in a flurry.
Who are you? A question that sometimes doesn't have the expected answer or any answer at all.
Life transitions are like chord progressions; they need resolution and so do I.

July 9, 2010
Josh and I were going to play guitar tonight but we were all pretty tired. Went to the park twice with Sariah today. I got a minimal amount of time in playing Josh's classical guitar. Last night we worked on an arrangement of my new tune, Live. It is something between John Mayer and Jeff Buckley as far as the arrangement goes. It is a bit out there but I like the words, the message and the feel of the song. And that at 2:40 in the morning is all I have to say. It is fun to play music with my son.

July 6, 2010
My brain is churning with plans and ideas for The Taste of Edmonds concert. It should be great fun. The logistics of lots of musicians combined into the Edmonds All Stars is exciting and challenging. I will be talking and working with Ron Llinas closely as he has put the band together for the last two years. I think the show will be the best so far as we combine all this talent into an original and classic rock hour and a half show. I hope to have Scott Lindenmuth again and would like to possibly add a tune or two with Rich Rorex. We have Canceda Beach
Greg Murat guitar and vocals
Ronnie Llinas guitar and vocals
Dale Fuentes flute
Jimmy Culler bass and vocals
Michael Daily drums and vocals
John Matthews percussion
We have Delivery Boy Dave Noren guitar and vocals
So many possibilities and so little time but the show will start with a bang and keep going until 10 pm.
Bring your video camera, bring your family and friends and join us on the main stage to watch the Edmonds
All Stars shine!
You can see the beach from here.



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