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this only makes symmetrical sense, but now that it’s one day after st. patrick’s day, i’ll write about what we did the night before. this is jenny, me, jim, and mom at murray’s tables and tap. behind us are mike and cameron from flannigan’s right hook. they played some awesome tunes like you’ve got to hide your love away, folsom prison blues, and the theme song from tv’s king of the hill. the warmer than usual weather this year has been surreal.

jenny’s cousin, jessica, invited us to an improv showcase that she performed in tuesday night. it was really cool. after an audience member suggested a skating rink for a location, jessica’s improv group (pictured above) pretended to skate on stage. they took turns, and went into an unrehearsed sketch about open dating situations, a birthday party gone wrong, and drunk flirty nursing home residents.

last week i blogged about the trio plus, a recent purchase i made that can add drums and bass to my music. it’s ironic, but i always use new technology like this to go back in time and see how retro i can make it sound (or look). here is something i recorded the day after trio plus came in the mail. i guess i was channeling my memories of cereal and cartoon fueled saturday mornings with my sister.

yesterday i plugged in the TRIO plus and jammed w/gary. we work together at homer’s. he and i have been saying “we need to get together and jam!” for a long time… and then it finally happened. having the trio plus was like having a rhythm section on standby, because that’s basically what it does– it adds bass and drums to ANYTHING! we jammed for 4 hours before we started recording. here are a couple of tracks that made it to the hard drive:
work daze
island life

yesterday was the stay home and read a book ball, and MANY people like the kids in the pic above were doing just that. the johnson county library hosted this event, and encouraged everyone to stay home and read a book from 8am-8pm. they also accepted donations during the 12 hour event. one of the organizers asked me to make a music video, which i did with chris mull’s help. other local artists that made videos included kate cosentino, electric needle room, and bailey west.

the best ribs i ever had didn’t come from kansas city. they came from a little tavern in williamsburg, ks. that’s the town where chris’ brother roy lives. roy invited his siblings (& us) to his place for ribs from guy & mae’s tavern. they tasted so good that my eyes rolled back in my head. when i regained my sight, the first thing i noticed was roy’s union pacific mirror… it looked just like the one i had in my bedroom when i lived at home.

a couple of months ago bryan voell at the johnson county library asked if i could make a music video for the stay home and read a book ball. my response was… HECK YES! here is the final result after collaborating a few nights and afternoons with my faithful compadré, chris mull.

some people go on cruises with rock stars and escape reality for a week. i can live vicariously through these folks. there is an annual event called the 80′s cruise that i’ve heard them talk about. brad and steve host trivia nights on the 80′s cruise, they also host my favorite podcast, stuck in the ’80s. they just got back from a warm 2017 cruise where they bumped elbows with band members from the go go’s, berlin, and a couple of original mtv VJ’s. they also brought back pics and podcasts for those of us that had to stay on the mainland.

the last two days seem like they were jam packed with “have to do” type of things. i barely had time for a nap. there were a couple of times i needed to be in 3 places at once. i could have used a clone. now i just wanna crawl inside an 8-bit greasy spoon, and rest my head on the counter.

february. other than groundhog day and the occasional leap year, most people associate this time of year with valentine’s day. ironically february is also heart health month, and this morning, tara wakefield was on KC Live showing the co-hosts how to do CPR. you can click here to watch the segment. tara hired me to teach CPR a few years ago, and a few techniques have changed, but we still tell people to “push hard, and push fast” when doing chest compressions.