Taking stock at the end of a calendar year is a natural for most people, and I am certainly no exception. Things are moving pretty quickly for me in these early years of the 21st century, and I feel like this is doubly true for my blogging and podcasting activities....
Current Writing (2015 – present) I’ve gotten back into writing after a hiatus of a few years. Here are some of my most recent “meatier” posts. This gives you a taste of my writing style and the kind of projects that I’ll be doing in...
This is the worst gig story ever. I’ve told a lot of gig stories on this blog. Some of them are humorous, some are annoying or cringe-worthy, but none even come close to this one. This is the sort of surreal tale that you might see in the movies, but it actually...
Several years ago I was digging through some old legal pads and discovered a set of lofty goals that I had set for myself in 2001, when I was 25 years old. Here they are: 10 year goals – 35 years old – 2012 Principal Bass, Chicago Symphony Teach at...
I’ll admit it—I had been under a lot of stress. It seemed like everything in my life was all of a sudden coming to a head. I was living 2600 miles apart from my wife in what may very well be the world’s worst bachelor pad. My school orchestra was performing at the...
