December 6, 2011
These last few years, I find myself regularly waking up at dawn, and the first feeling that seeps into my consciousness is a flush of anticipation. I like to get up, momentarily at least, and look East out the window to catch the maiden sun's rays as they lick and slant, coloring the cobalt sky.…
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December 3, 2011
Tenor saxophone phenom Hollis Gentry was born on this day in 1954. He was a charismatic performer who could light up your ears with beautiful cascading saccades of notes. When he died in 2006, I wrote this tribute: troubled soul even tho music chose him pulled him out of the massive pack & set up…
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November 26, 2011
I woke up to find myself driving fast down a winding mountain road. It must be dawn, or close to it; a half light hovers, glowing fluorescent thru green neon-ish haze. What kind of car is this? It doesn't have a gas pedal. O o o o o h, I'm taking these turns way too fast. Shit . . . it doesn't have…
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