Everyone needs a song to wake up to, and this little ditty by Donovan is a good one. From the album Barabajagal, it isn’t a video, just a tune:

When I heard Christmas music in a Canadian mall over the weekend, I remember thinking, “This is WAY too early!” But it’s not too early to make your Christmas videos! Click here to make one like mine, here: Send your own ElfYourself eCards

When I heard Christmas music in a Canadian mall over the weekend, I remember thinking, “This is WAY too early!” But it’s not too early to make your Christmas videos! Click here to make one like mine, here: Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Partly because of the recession (we ARE having a recession, you noticed?) and partly because folks have been noticing how their lives just don’t seem all that full with buying stuff & owning stuff, people are becoming interested in others ways to go, including the life of simplicity embraced by St. Francis. But – everything  Continue Reading

After you listen to this one, you’ll find yourself humming it all day long, so be careful….from NeverShoutNever:

Since San Juan Island has more artists & photographers & graphic artists & musicians than any place you ever saw, here’s a bit about what happens when graphic artists get bored.

I love it that this version of “The Boxer” has the verse that S&G always sing live that wasn’t on the recorded version: The years are rolling by me, they are rocking evenly I am older than I once was, but younger than I’ll be That’s not unusual It isn’t strange – after changes upon  Continue Reading

It’ll be a great day when beauty isn’t shaped & molded & artificially rendered, and put out as a nearly unattainable thing…. let your light shine, today & tomorrow. You’re beautiful just the way you are, my friend.

When you hear somebody say, “I’m just worn out today,” or “I’m so tired,” are you like me? Immediately the poem forms in my head: Though I know that evenin’s empire has returned into sand Vanished from my hand Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping My weariness amazes me, I’m branded  Continue Reading

When you hear somebody say, “I’m just worn out today,” or “I’m so tired,” are you like me? Immediately the poem forms in my head: Though I know that evenin’s empire has returned into sand Vanished from my hand Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping My weariness amazes me, I’m branded  Continue Reading

It’s not that often that we have a full opera performed here in town, so this is your chance. It’s extra cool that Robin Lohery, Roberta Leed, Nick Zervas, Michelle Mullin, Sally Browne and a few other local friends will be in the show as well. Here’s the scoop about Carmen, to be performed next  Continue Reading

Yep, it’s Paul Simon’s today…so here’s vid of him & Willie Nelson singing Homeward Bound…and happy birthday, Paul!

He would have been 69 today…

Every so often people send ya an e-mail that you want to share, so you send it to YOUR e-mail list, and that’s how the internet goes ’round! My buddy Tim sent me this yesterday & I thought it was fun – see what you think: Philosophy of Ambiguity 1. Don’t sweat the petty things  Continue Reading

This is a message (allegedly, but sort of convincingly) from a phone answering machine at Pacific Palisades high in California somewhere. Listen to it, then click here if you want the rest of the story.

I was looking for some free stylin’ rap to share with you & this is what I found…I reckon this is where it all began, with Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye: