admin | May 6, 2007
Donald Rumsfeld once said, “There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” Needless to say, it’s [...]
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admin | February 1, 2007
Uncle! It’s snowing again! Tonight I play with James Moors and Scott Von at Avogadro’s in Fort Collins. Then I switch gears tomorrow night with an Unknown American’s gig at Conor O’Neill’s in Boulder. I am lucky to have such musical variety. On Saturday, my Nashville buddy Tom Larson will be joining me for a [...]
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admin | January 10, 2007
Heavy winds and drifting snow have kept us close to home lately. We’ve sollicited the help of our husky, Nugget, by hooking his harness to a sled loaded with fire wood, so we could stash it closer to the house. Last week he did the same with a bass amp I had stored in the [...]
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admin | November 26, 2006
What a week! It started on Monday by driving to Delta to watch and join pianist Joy Myers and flutist Donna Wissinger perform. Joy Myers is my mom. I had a very small part in the performance. Though I enjoyed being a part of it, I got the most enjoyment out of seeing my mom [...]
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admin | August 11, 2006
What an amazing summer so far! I just got back from rafting the Grand Canyon with 18 family members! It was the trip of a lifetime. It’s really hard being back. I wish I was still on the river. If you ever get a chance to take the trip, you must do it. The rapids [...]
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admin | May 30, 2006
Memorial Day weekend was a blast! The show at the Gold Hill Inn on Memorial Day was great. A duo from Nashville called The Believers opened the show and then The Unknown Americans did a set and Great American Taxi closed out the afternoon. A whole lot of fun. Conor O’Neill’s in Ft. Collins on [...]
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admin | May 21, 2006
Well, I’m back in Colorado and in the full swing of things now. Europe was a great experience and a lot of fun. Thanks to my friend Mike Beck for inviting me on the tour. I got back late Wednesday night and played with David LaMotte on Thursday in Longmont, The Unknown Americans on Friday [...]
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admin | March 5, 2006
Well, we had a little scare yesterday up here in the mountains west of Boulder. There was a fire in the canyon just north of here. Luckily, the firefighters got the blaze contained. It did burn over 6 acres in the Roosevelt National Forest. I was playing a gig at the Old Dillon Inn, but [...]
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admin | January 20, 2006
Welcome to the VW Camper Chronicles. Odometer 184,300. Greetings from a Coffee Shop in Breckenridge, Colorado. Elevation well over 9,000 feet. We just drove in from Steamboat Springs. They have the most snow in the state. The snow banks on top of Rabbit Ears Pass were higher than the camper. It was beautiful and we [...]
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admin | January 16, 2006
Odometer 183,350………..A good, but crazy weekend of gigs! We started Thursday night at Mary’s Lake Lodge, and it was a great night of music with Danny Shafer, Mike Beck and Ken Campbell. We had one heck of a hootenanny goin’ all night. Then it was off to Alma. Elevation 10,500. Maybe more. The highest bar [...]
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