Thoughts on taking blogging breaks

Taking a week-and-a-half off from blogging has been a really great thing for me. I didn’t get online once while in Kauai. No e-mail, no Facebook, no Flickr, no podcasts–no internet activity of any kind. I didn’t even attempt to check phone messages....

I’m back!

I just pulled in to Evanston, Illinois after an exhausting couple of days of travel from Kauai to Honolulu to Oakland to Chicago. What a blast! I’ve got a lot to share about the trip, including some lovely pictures of my wife Courtney and me getting married...

Bass Humor: 23rd Psalm

This is an oldie but goody. If anyone knows who wrote this please let the rest of us know.23rd Psalm For BassistsThe Lord is my drummer; I shall not rush.He maketh me to lay out in tasteful places;He leadeth me beside cool meter changes;He restoreth my...

Petty Frustration in the Music Biz

There was no just cause for me to be short-tempered with the parking ticket attendant on my way out of Navy Pier this evening. But I gave him a hard time in classic “kick the dog” mode. I was venting my pent up anger from the four hour gig I had just...

Exciting new developments for the fall

As I pack my bags and put the finishing touches on the next two week’s podcast episodes, I’d like to take a moment and let people know about several new projects we’re cooking up for the fall here on the blog and for the Contrabass Conversations...