Let it begin.

So here it is, my first blog. Late to the party? Indeed. Why now?

I have been posting all over the place for years. Huffington Post, The Denver Post, various music sites and blogs, guitar forums, even some sports related forums and more. It seems I have a lot to say, that I enjoy the give and take of debate and conversation (and rant-oriented feedback), and I would like to have one place to collect the whole shebang.

Mostly, my online presence has been focused on music. I am a singer/songwriter/guitarist and music is my passion and my profession. I just released the first of two "back-to-back" records in mid-June. Like everybody else who seeks to navigate the internets in hope of turning a wide swath of humanity on to their music, I am experimenting.

At first I thought it would be better to have some sort of separation between my music world and my political/philosophical/sports/guitar excursions. I subscribed to the idea that in the age of ultra-saturated media bombardment, where it seems that everybody in the music world (and obviously many other fields) feels compelled to abuse social media with cloyingly trite personal and biographical details ( "OMG, I'm like so tired!"), I would sit it all out as best I could and let the music speak for itself. Why contribute to and endless sea of twittering banality, devoid of meaning and so heavy in volume that the whole process loomed like a bland, monolithic and impenetrable fortress sinisterly designed to increase our collective Attention Deficit Disorder? Why would anyone gain further interest in my music and gig schedule because I chose to describe my breakfast? And would my political and religious views ( even my sports takes) alienate potential fans?

I was over thinking it. And I was looking at the whole enchilada the wrong way. This is an opportunity. My main underlying philosophy is to trust yourself, be yourself, think for yourself and be a kind, loving person. Honesty and compassion. As an avid reader and someone who is passionate about a whole variety of life's offerings, starting a blog seems like a good idea. So welcome, and thanks for indulging me.