Getting close? 45 degrees today.

87 degrees by next Saturday!!!

Well, no, okay. 32 degrees and snowing by next Saturday. But, we're not too far away from Spring weather... couple of months.

Y'know, I can't help but feel there is a big change coming in my life and my career. Don't what I mean by that... it's just a feeling. ("That Guitar Man from Fiji"... hmmm.)

Nah, I love New York City. I'm a New Yorker. But, I think I do wanna take the my music on the road a bit. We'll see. In the meantime, I think we'll get together again here in town at the 4th U on Central Park West in a few weeks, okay? Maybe the first week of April. Keep checking back and I'll let you know.

Today, I'm gonna call Brendan Davies and Frank Beacham today to talk about the satellite radio show and the Podcast we're gonna make from the concert at CAMI HALL last Friday night. As soon as we have some files for you guys to hear, we'll post a few clips here so you guys can hear how you did. I had a lot of fun. I gotta tell you, when I have a guitar on my shoulder and there's a room full of you guys... I know that I'm doing exactly what I'm meant to be doing.

Thanks.

And, if you're reading this in a different part of the country or a different part of the world, THANKS for stopping by today.

Hey listen... right now, if you feel like it, download the new song "JesusLand" for free. Send the link to all your friends.

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This is a blast. In the first week after I put this song up on the homepage, it was already being played on a couple of national radio shows. Email started coming in from around the country. Y'know, I wrote the song to make a statement and cause a reaction. Nearly all of the reaction has been enthusiastically fun, positive... approving stuff. But, some of the other email I've gotten... uhh... "not-so-much". But, keep the mail coming. And, keep showing up in the "Forum". EVERY one with a thought or opinion is welcome here. (As long as you're cool to each other.)

Just have fun with it okay?

So...

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Y'know, I said it at the concert on Friday night. We laughed and sang and had a good time. But, from the stage I mentioned that I have the feeling there are people out there who read these updates and think that I'm sitting at my computer with a scowl and a bullhorn, railing at the establishment, pumping my fist in the air.

Anyone who knows me, or who was even at the last show knows that is the farthest thing from the truth. We laugh more than we don't. We smile and sing about Love and Life and "loud-cell-phone-talkers"! But, I do write about things that are on my mind. And, I do write about things that I feel are important.

(It's not important to me that everyone necessarily feels the same. It's cool.)

Today, I feel like I'm gonna rewind a little bit, and get quiet. Just reflect on some of those really important things in my lifetime... Love, kindness, Truth, compassion, fun, laughter, heartfelt tears... honesty.

But, I always watch the Sunday morning talk shows. Y'know? Today it feels to me like the intellects of this country have trumped the hearts again in very recent days, and distracted an entire country again with the skill of a slight-of-hand magician. We're hearing talk and talk and talk about Social Security, and y'know what?

Just a few short, short weeks ago the headlines and soundbites were so different. Um... weren't we "A Nation at War"?

(whisper, gently) "Aren't we now?"

16 more young American kids who were sent to Iraq will not be coming home to their families. They were killed this past week.

(whisper) "16 died... this week."

1,510 so far.

Not to depress you. Just to... y'know... remember.

I guess... I don't know... Martha Stewart and Michael Jackson and "private retirement accounts" are the BIG stories these days. But, all that "honoring the soldiers' sacrifices" rhetoric I heard from both sides of the aisle, but primarily from the right-wing politicians, seems to me to have been so much bombastic crap, today.

Ha! I might be hurting my own career for even mentioning things like this here. I'm getting used to people telling me stuff like that!

But, y'know? I kinda still feel it's important.

Anyway... I'm working on a song, probably a very gentle song, simply about "Remembering".

Maybe I'll see you in the "Forum" later.

Thanks again.