Last week H for Hombre (my band) got a chance to play the Elbo Room. It was a such a fun show to play I was smiling all weekend. I finally got my hands on a recording of the show and I am posting a couple of the songs today.
When I’m Gone
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I recently heard a friend glumly describe Halloween as “a bunch of people buying costumes from Wal-mart and dressing like sluts.”
She said these words as if they were poison in her mouth. But I love the idea of a holiday when one wears a disguise, for a couple of reasons.
Be Someone Else
We are often told [...]
It’s funny to me how easily things can become burdens. Even things that are hobbies or larks can turn into a duty that one dreads (I’m looking at you blog). Anything that one takes the time to work on and get better at can become resented.
That’s why I love the idea of a “Just For [...]
Today’s interview with Emi Gennis concerns her online comic Owlex. In it we talk about writing, drawing and producing a comic in an online forum. Emi’s main character, a ghost owl named Owlex, is based on a friend who committed suicide. Despite that Owlex, the comic, is more funny than tragic. The story follows Emi [...]
Jeffery Colman represented four men at Guantanamo Bay. In this, the second part of a two part interview, Jeff talks about his clients, and being an American lawyer working with the detainees in Guantanamo.
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This is my second interview with a lawyer working at Guantanamo, the first was with Candace [...]
Jeff Colman represented four men at Guantanamo Bay. In this, the first part of a two part interview, Jeff details his experience at Guantanamo and shares his perspective on the situation.
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This is my second interview with a lawyer working at Guantanamo, the first was with Candace Gorman, and you [...]
Are Leaders Born or Made?
An age-old question! Certainly, leadership comes more naturally to some people, but leadership is definitely something we can learn. Great leaders are often great learners, and cultivate an aptitude for learning around them. Life often presents us with unexpected opportunity to take on a leadership role, in an emergency, for example. [...]
Gentle reader, you are at a crime scene. I usually like to post interviews on Wednesday, but when I tried to log in Yesterday I was unable to enter my website.
I was Victim of an Online Attack
Someone or something got access to the back end of this website.
The site never went down. They didn’t vandalize [...]
It can be infuriating for a young musician trying to get gigs playing original music. They are often passed over for cover band or tribute bands. If you ask any musician trying to book gigs, engage audiences, or get attention, one of the easiest gimmicks is playing covers. “When you play a cover someone has [...]
This is the second video post from IJ Quinn. I love hearing these songs and if I had ten of these videos there would be ten of these posts. If you want to hear more from IJ you can check out the interview I did with him two weeks ago, our video post of his [...]
