I’m sitting here in the den with Victoria, taking a few moments to write something by hand before we start going over music. This is part of a new approach for me. Something that I hope will force me to focus upon the things that need to be done rather than be distracted by pointless […]
Month: May 2010
Goodbye Albert
I lost a friend the other day. As I think on it now I have to admit that I didn’t know him very well. Our friendship was still fairly new when he died. But I’d already found a great fondness in my heart for him. He would come running when he saw me, and he […]
Wanna Buy A 6-String Bass Guitar?
I did something unthinkable today. But it’s something that I’ve been gnawing on for some time. I’ve put up one of my bass guitars for auction on eBay. Victoria isn’t happy that I did so, but we need the money and I’ve probably only played the bass 10 times since I bought it in 2004. […]
This ring has been in my family since the late 1970s, and belonged first to my aunt, and then to my mother. My mother recently gave me the ring to auction on eBay, to help me raise the money to publish a book and buy a few items that will help me with my music. […]
If you haven’t heard about the unbelievable moves in Texas to inject textbooks with Right-Wing Conservative ideology, it’s time to get up to speed. Activists on the Texas State Board of Education have been making changes to the curriculum in Texas that will help indoctrinate their children into a radically Conservative world-view, in the hope […]
Squirrel Therapy
Victoria and I just enjoyed a little quality time with the squirrels in the back yard. We’ve recently been given a wonderful gift – one that we never expected to experience again. A few days ago one of the squirrels came up to me as I sat in the chair on the patio, climbed my […]
Calling All Angels
[podcast]http://www.wicasta.com/music/mp3/callingallangels.mp3[/podcast]Windhaven’s cover of Train’s Calling All Angels was completed on May 18, 2010. I need a sign to let me know you’re here All of these lines are being crossed over the atmosphere I need to know that things are gonna look up ‘Cause I feel us drowning in a sea spilled from a cup […]
R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio
I just heard that Ronnie James Dio has died. If youre not a fan of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, this probably won’t mean much to you. But for those of us who grew up listening to Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, this is significant. One of the old gods has fallen. We may never […]
Pony
[podcast]http://www.wicasta.com/music/mp3/pony.mp3[/podcast]Windhaven’s cover of Kasey Chambers’ Pony was completed on May 11, 2010. When I grow up I want a pony I’m gonna ride her from dust til dawn I’m gonna brush her mane And feed her sugar cane And keep her in safe from the storm If I had a pony I wonder could I […]
You’re Not The One
First I gave him beauty. Then I gave him light. He said “Your time will never come.” But I knew he loved me. So I would give him life. He said “Your time will never come. You’re not the one.” In the grip of passion, And the heights of love, I said, “Take from me […]