When it comes to living a full life, we have to believe in something, begin to live it, and keep going. Or we can simply give up. That’s always an option, too. When you keep going after life knocks you down, you might get knocked down again. But you get up and go again. That’s not failure. But giving up…yes…that’s failure. I’m not talking … Read the rest…
Slipping Slowly Away From Me
Today I’m gonna do something I don’t often do. I’m gonna share an old melancholy love song I wrote for no one. And even more than that, I’m gonna share the only recording I have of it. The song’s called “Slipping Slowly Away From Me”. I recorded it on my old Yamaha 4-track cassette recorder. And I used my Yamaha DX7 (the granddaddy of … Read the rest…
Hold on to your dreams. Keep them where they’re easy to see. Don’t let naysayers have even a toehold into separating you from them. Your dreams don’t define who you are, and they do accent your individuality. You’re not the exact same as anyone else on the planet. You were uniquely designed by your living, loving Creator. God gave you gifts, talents, dreams, and … Read the rest…
Would you believe there are still guys who travel from town to town with the ol’ love ’em and leave ’em motto etched in their minds? This is something I sang about a few years back in a song called “Lightning Love”. As you know, lightning love strikes quickly and never in the same place twice. And it almost always leaves a negative, indelible … Read the rest…
Never say never. Never again. Or never is a long, long time. Never give up. And of course…Neverland. It seems there’s no end to the way we humans use that word. I’m no exception. I used it twice in the title of one of my old songs, “Never Neverland”. I don’t tend to write many songs based on negative or bad experiences. But this … Read the rest…
Would You Call Me A Madman Across The Water?
When I graduated high school, my brother bought me a graduation gift that helped change the course of my professional life. He gave me an album by Elton John called “Madman Across The Water”. It wasn’t the first time I had listened to Elton John, but it was the first album I spent a lot of time getting to know inside and out. That’s … Read the rest…
What’s That Jeep Wave All About?
This post has very little to do with what I normally write about, but by chance I found a video about the “Jeep Wave” today. I remember when we bought our brand new Wrangler TJ back in 2004, one of the salesmen said, “Don’t forget to give the Jeep Wave when you pass another Jeep”. He said it was a tradition, but he didn’t … Read the rest…