late / early musings . . . .

tonight the reggae ruffins rocked the house ! joined by the m i g h t y  horn section
from Murder City Players for most of our second set, it was fat and sassy baritone sax
bone, and trumpet pumping up our sound ,adding many smiling faces to the packed house.
this was a great one. I will remember it .

N O V E M B E R 2011

. . . this weekend we turn back our clocks 1 hour. less daylight. bummer.

WORLD SERIOUS . . .

I love baseball. the game. the rules. the drama. I always have.
When I was around 8 yrs. old, I wanted to be a pro baseball player.
In the spring of 7th grade, my mom refused to let me play that summer
on the little league team I had played on for 4 yrs. due to the fact that my
gradepoint average was not up to snuff. (as they used to say) so. . . .
little Tommy Wood from Kirkwood  Mo. ended his dream of ever
playing baseball in the big leagues.

The Stl. Cardinal baseball team is currently playing in
The Fall Classic. I am happy for the team and our fair city !
I still want to play in the majors. 
in my mind, I am on that field.

Late October In St. Louis

World Series baseball begins tonight in my hometown . Thousands of fans will
brave the cold temps to watch their team play in the fall classic.
During this evening   north winds will produce windchill in the upper 30 's.
I will be working in a soulard bar , playing my original songs during game time
enjoying the baseball game on a flatscreen :out of the elements.
Excitement is in the air. Best of luck to the St. Louis Cardinals !

Happiness . . . . . .

Whenever I have a Horizon to move towards, a distant " goal " , or accomplishment to
work for, I feel  more content . Even if  the  horizon is far away in the distance,
and barely in sight, the target is established, and I work  my plan to move in that direction
knowing, believing , and attempting to reach that goal : the understanding  and acceptance
of this feels incredibly significant to me.

RECORDING PROJECT

After I spent a glorious week in my beautiful woman's arms, out west in the desert
of Nevada, I returned to the recording studio and to the work at hand.Sunday night.
LK and I are moving our project closer still to its finished version. We will spend
many more hours working/mixing before the final touches are eventually added, however,
progress and promise are our working companions. He is an engineering genius.
I am v e r y  lucky to be working with Larry Kornfeld. I believe that this work will be
my absolute best ever !!

musings . . .

ending of the midwest summer is upon us. I do not miss the
temps of 100 degrees plus. humidity, no thanks. I'd much rather
have a couple of layers on with no humidity and a crisp autumn
fresh air chill to the night air.


tonight I hung out with friends in St. Louis and enjoyed the tunes
of the Grateful Dead as played by the band Jakes Leg. good musicians.
Venice Cafe garden was open, soon there will be bonfires when the
fall shift moves us all closer to early winter.  October is one of my
favorite months.  autumn is here. fleeting. temporary and beautiful.