Y'know, I wrote in a song once...

Givin' up is the only crime
And worry, is just a waste of time.
Let it take you,
And, it'll shake you,
And, then make you
Miss all the love, that's around...

...you.

Giving up is the only crime. Don't quit before the next miracle. I hafta remember that. There is also a great line in the Matchbox Twenty song, "Unwell".

All night, hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good... for somethin'

(sigh)

I have work to do.

Listen, I know there are people reading this in different parts of the country and around the world, but here in New York City I still have a good feeling about the weather this weekend. So, keep checking back here. And then, hopefully, I will see you in Central Park this Saturday afternoon. "You Don't Know", "Reality TV", "I Was You", "I Love the Company"... all of the new songs I've written over the winter, and songs from all of my CDs. We'll do 'em all. New cover tunes... "Thunder Road", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Unwell". Gonna be a great day. It's gonna be a fun summer. We're gonna have a lot of laughs ou there on "The Hill" in Central Park. And then, maybe in the fall, we're gonna do some Good, too. (I'll get into that later.)

This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Whatever you're doing, man! Have a good time. But, if you are in town (or, back in town) on Monday night, the SGA Songwriters Circle is gonna be held as usual at the Red Lion. This month, I think the line up is gonna include Sam Leopold and John Wallowitch again. I always really look forward to sharing a stage with these guys. But, this Monday there will be a young woman, a fine singer/songwriter with a great voice named Aruna. According to her manager who called me, she's new in New York. (I always like to lend a hand to another artist when I can.) So, I wanna tell you guys that she will be with us at the Red Lion on Monday night, and then have her own CD release party at the Bitter End the following Wednesday. You can find out more about all that, and hear her music at her website. If you like her stuff, maybe you can make plans for next Wednesday night.

Okay, today...

I'm gonna do my best with a personal problem that's just hit me. I feel like I can share it with you. Y'see, this is THURMAN.

Thurman

Oh yeah, he looks innocent enough! Thurman and I have been living together for around 13 years. He often climbs into bed with me. I never thought anything of it. But, this morning, I got a letter from his attorney.

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I'm afraid to open it.

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Moving on.

Hey, if you are new here at this website, click on the "Archives" button and look around. See what we've been up to here.

If you are a regular here, you are aware that I'm jumping in, up to my neck, in an effort to put together a concert to help the innocent, ordinary people who are taking the brunt of the hurt in the war we started in Iraq. Y'know? The most decent and reasonable places in my heart cannot fathom a WAR TIME where politicians bluster and bullshit about parliamentary procedure, the news media covers "unbalanced brides" and Michael Jackson, and military units are often placed in a "defensive" or "don't-get-killed" mode, while the ordinary, civilian men, women and children are out there getting there asses kicked. Y'know? It's like the politicians are holed-up inside a great, fortified castle called the "Green Zone", while the peasants are being slaughtered all around them. (I guess, the peasant-in-me gets pissed off.)

I'm hoping to pull something off in September or October to raise money and get help directly to these people.

This is what I meant before about doing some Good. Y'know, you can have an awful lotta fun, doing really hard work, if you know you're working toward something good. So, in the coming weeks, I'm gonna be asking for help from ordinary people... like... um... you.

Right now, I'm gonna ask you to click on this link and take a few minutes to read what's there, okay? Please?

EVERYTHING YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE CONCERT...

...so far.

So far, I'm really jazzed by the response I'm getting from nearly every one of the artists, professionals and friends I'm sharing this idea with. Next Monday, I'm going to meet with a wonderful guy who runs the BEST concert venue and production facility in New York City... to get his thoughts, advice and expertise. My buddy Dennis Riley is helping put the proposal together and all the initial grunt work. But, we're both working with a woman named Mimi Evans who, so far, is a juggernaut... such an enthusiatic positive energy. When we pull this off, it will be because of her spirit and commitment. (Well, she has one son who is in the military right now, and one son who just spent a year in Iraq as a civilian, and months in Afghanistan, helping ordinary people.)

Maybe it's time for the rest of us ordinary people in America to do something extraordinary for those people.

Look, it's another rainy day. Maybe I'll see you later in the "Forum" (message board).

Gotta run right now. Got work to do. Jump in the "Forum" yourself and say "Hi". Talk about whatever you want... music, Love, sex, world events, politics, movies... whatever.

Keep your fingers crossed for the weather this Saturday.

Thanks for everything.