Late in 2014, I had a dream that I called my friend Larry McCray on the phone. Larry answered and told me he was in the middle of a rehearsal. In my dream, Larry was singing a song..."I was born in Arkansas, feedin' hogs and bailin' straw.." In my dream, I thought, "Damn, I wish I had written THAT song!" I woke startled, jumped up and wrote the first draft lyric for … [Read more...]
Bulletproof Blues
https://youtu.be/9UH7qlqmmc0 < < < I originally posted this story in spring of 2020. Since that time, COVID has made a mess of everything, Melinda and I have not have not returned to the Keys, and The Hurricane Grille has closed it's doors. > > > This past winter my friend Moose Boles (Lou Reed Band, Greg Allman Band) had some NY gigs and … [Read more...]