Here it is March 17th and it is snowing. Hard. Be that as it may, Spring is unstoppable and she will be here...eventually...with all her gifts: flowers, warm breezes, sunshine, longer days, baby animals, birds nesting. Here is a sample of my song, "I Remember Spring" from my CD, A New Kind of Love. I hope it puts a "spring" in your step. Here's a photo of me [...]
I'm in the thick of my "book release tour" where I perform a concert, read excerpts from my new memoir and then meet folks afterward to sign books and talk about music and life. This past weekend I played Joe's Pub, the adorable yet hip club inside The Public Theater in Manhattan. I had played this venue before so I knew the drill for the sound check. I [...]
I tried throwing them away. I really did. They were just so shabby; looking at them it was obviously the only thing to do. But five minutes later I found myself rifling through the trash can to retrieve them. These weren’t just any shoes after all. These were my AIRPORT SHOES. My go-to pair. They have seen me through from New York to California, Maine to Florida, Montana to Ohio [...]
I selected my airline ticket itinerary online. Right before the web site took me to the payment screen, and somewhere after entering my cell number (in case the airline had to reach me), I was asked a simple question. Was my trip for business or pleasure? There was a scroll down screen with these two choices. I paused. I had to think. True, I was getting paid to perform a [...]
