This is a painting I did a few years ago, as a gift. The subject is a well-loved dog named Bender and he’s a total love-bug. It’s based on a photo taken after Bender found a log –…
Clean Teeth
When I was 8 or 9, I was playing in the driveway – behind my parents’ old VW Bug – with my sisters and our dog, Cocoa. She was a good, ol’ dog, and she loved us kids.…
Ravioli With Favas, Carrots & Tomatoes
I had never heard of Fava Beans until I saw “The Silence of the Lambs.” Instead of being creeped out by the mere thought of them, I was intrigued. What were these magical beans? Where would I find…
Joyful Noise
I was in the studio this past week, working on a demo of a new song. It’s been quite a while since my last studio sessions. Believe me when I tell you I was more than a little…
Adam “MCA” Yauch, RIP
I don’t know what to say. I’ve loved the Beastie Boys since I was a kid. I guess they were kids, too. I still have a 12″ of “Cooky Puss” from 1983, and I still adore it.…
Poop-y Tea
Lest you think I walk around with sunshine floating out of my ears each and every day, let me assure you, I do not. Clouds park themselves over my house, just as surely as they swing by…
Hollyweird … Go Figure
I was smack-dab in the middle of Hollyweird, waiting at a stop light. A billboard caught my eye and I did a double-take. I thought: does that sign say what I think it says? Yes. It did.…