I’m listening to The Carbon Connection podcast. It help me realize why I took interest in the Carbon Almanac. The guest, Paul Hawking, isn’t talking about climate change at the end of the world. Instead he’s talking about hope. That is the message, the subjects behind the book. It’s not too late. There is hope. […]
Category Archives: Journal
Postcard: Fortresse Largoet + 2022 Podcast Planning & Strategies
After several months of putting out Pub Songs & Stories on a weekly basis as a test to see if I can do that with this podcast, I decided that I can. I also decided I shouldn’t. I keep thinking about quality of life. What do I want my life with music to be? Years […]
What a Great Dragon Con 2021!
Dragon Con is an interesting creature. I’ve performed their for 19 years. It’s huge. It’s overwhelming. And I absolutely love it. But this year, I was concerned. It’s a pandemic year. The Delta variant of Covid-19 is still on the rise. Far too many people are still unvaccinated. As crazy as it sounds, many people […]
Spoiled
I went for a walk while Inara was at dance. A car honked their horn. Windows down, they asked where an Autozone was. Stupidly, I said I didn’t know. As they drove off, I shouted to them. My brain remembered I had a phone with GPS. As I looked up the store for them, it […]
Selcouth (Album)
Selcouth means, “when everything is strange and different, yet you find it marvelous anyway.” My wife found that word. She found a whole bunch of old words with cool meanings. But selcouth is the one that stuck out to me. It just seemed to fit me and my music. I play Celtic music with a […]
Learning to Do Things Better
I am loving blogging of recent. There’s something freeing about just being able to shoot the shite about things. It probably would be better if I just journaled privately. But there’s also something about learning to do it better. For marketing purposes. And so I blog. For the past few years, I preferred podcasting. That’s […]
Busking at Two Atlanta Farmer’s Markets
I have a busking gig today. I’m at Virginia Highlands Farmer’s Market today from 4-7 PM. I have my PA. I have my tip basket. I also have my new portable merch table setup. The new merch table has only a small handful of my CDs. I will have just five titles: The Bridge, What […]
Going Back to Sci Fi Conventions as a Musician
My first post-pandemic sci fi convention happened this week. It was at Magic City Con in Birmingham, Alabama. I was a bit worried. Both because of safety concerns but also because of sales concerns. I will share what I learned last weekend. I SAID IT MANY TIMES… The music industry is changing. More and more […]
Happy St Patrick’s Day Concert 2021 for You
I was trying to decide what would be the best kind of gift to give for St Patrick’s Day. I decided on a St Patrick’s Day concert as part of Pub Songs & Stories. You’ll also find out what amazing thing happened at my first live St Patrick’ Day show of the year. And there’s […]
2019 Promotion Plan… In Review
It was a good year. But you wouldn’t guess so considering the number of goals I failed to reach. I had poorly laid out plans. And bad goals. This year, I said I’d do less on social media, I’d blog more, and I would relaunch the Pub Songs Podcast. I did less on social at […]
