Oh man what a bunch a smegma. Just go out there drink too much. Do drugs if you think your body can still handle it, play music and boogie till you puke...

Of course jism is not a perfect rhyme for rhythm, but nevertheless there probably is a crude and profound song there somewhere:) It reminds me of Mike...

Thanks Barry. It has been a while since I've visited your blog. I need to go there regularly! You are right about how our state of gigness directly re...

I'm glad what I wrote seemed to help a bit Dr. It really wouldn't surprise me if many musicians had some form of ADD - bouncing from one thing to another ...

"jism" rhymes with "rhythm" I'm sure there's a song in there somewhere.

And I have the nerve to call myself "Dr.":) Thank you for those very wise and inspiring words Dr. Dallman. It's nice and a bit comfortin...

I know this may sound pretty flip Rick but I have this notion that all musicians know deep down what they want to do. I have spent the last ten years or s...

I'd love to go there. My dad used to go once a year or so. He always talked about the boobs and the beignets (and not necessarily in that oder)..

I went to New Orleans before Katrina. Just about Ten years ago for a long weekend. I can not telll you how much I loved it. Everything the local people ...

Q:How do you get a musician to complain? A: Give him a gig This one really struck home:) I think the shrinks would refer to my latest whine as...

Yeah, sometimes the thought of living off the grid somewhere is pretty enticing, but I would HAVE to have my grand piano. I guess my real concern is a pro...

Meanwhile, I just finished writing a new book this year, I'll be sending all you guild members the full pdf shortly, but meanwhile here's the teaser: ht...

I've always dreamt of going to New Orleans and living on the streets, going from club to club dressed in rags and play for tips, then spending what I get o...

Good point, Mike. Thanks. There are a few students I would likely keep even if I do quit. Maybe I just need to have faith that I will get more of those ...

You are sayihg a lot there Doctor. The only helpful thing I can think of right off is to say this. I have on at least a couple of occassions had student ...

So I'm hitting the bricks once again. I'm not interested in playing the usual wedding, mitzvah, corporate bs gigs, silly recording sessions, etc, and the t...

I'm off to play on children's CD - with great tunes like "Did You Ever See A Lassie" At least I'm having a good time renaming the tunes in my he...

Thanks! I've been biting my tongue (fingers) to avoid smart-ass response to questions like that. I needed to vent. (or just drink more)...

Thats easy Dr. Just pick any scale at random and apply it to the chord. There is good book that covers the topic by M Levon and also thank you for downlo...

WHO ISN'T!? lol...