Big Water

49/55 'I Can't Wait' (1996) 

Day 50! Relationships are such a huge part or our worlds. But relationships are also one of the hardest things to have and hang on to. This is a song about relationships gone awry…

48/55 'Some Day (Just not today)' (2016) 

Day 48! This is a song I wrote for my Mom. She is a super hero and has been a great teacher and mentor to me. She has taught me many great…

47/55 'The Bus' (2001) 

Day 47! Get up, get on the bus! Get up, get on the bus! Get up, get on the bus! This is a song about driving your life, about getting on your bus and taking…

46/55 'WHUT!?' (2014) 

Day 46! WHUT!? World Human Unanimous Thought!? This is the moment when the whole world finally comes together and gets it that we are all there together sharing this human experience with each other. The song…

45/55 'Relax Your Mind' (2014) 

Day 45! "Everybody moving so fast, one time you gotta relax your mind", says LeadBelly. This is a song written by legendary blues man LeadBelly in 1949. It was taught to me by my…

44/55 'Stop & Boogie Down' (2012) 

Day 44! Yes, stop & boogie down y'all! This song is another reminder to sometimes just stop and boogie down. Life goes so fast and humans are so busy that before you know…

43/55 'Release Me' (2011) 

Day 43! In 2011, I added a new member to my guitar family and got a 000-M15 Martin guitar. Her name is Betty Brown. This song is the first song I wrote with Betty. It…

42/55 'Save Your Life' (2010) 

Day 42! And it goes on and on and on. I wrote this song about meeting myself on the bus. One 'me' was a grinding it out working stiff stuck in the rut of…

41/55 'Letter to Africa' (2011) 

Day 41! It's a sad day to hear of the passing of Jazz great Hugh Masekela from South Africa. Boo. Much love Masekela. I saw him in Johannesburg on my birthday a few years…

40/55 'Heavy Load' (2010) 

Day 40! Still coming at ya! Just like life, still coming at ya. Every day I wake up breathing is a little victory in the heavy load of life. Yes, life is a heavy load.…

39/55 'Let It Rain' (2008) 

Day 39! Rain, rain, rain. I live in Portland, Oregon where it rains a bit. The sky is more gray than how much it really rains, but there are times where the sun hides…

38/55 'A Day in the Life Of' (2007) 

Day 38! Life happens, doesn't it? Sometimes good, sometimes bad and it's up to us to learn no matter what. This song was born due to some bad things that I…

37/55 'I'll Be Waking You' (2007) 

Day 37! Keep it on the road, keep it on the road, keep it on the road.... This is a road song to say the least. I spend a lot of time on…

36/55 'The Rhythm of Life' (2006) 

Day 36! The world turns. We breathe in and out. Seasons come and go. There is a rhythm to life, a rhythm and a synchronicity that is magic. Rhythms are slow and rhythms…

35/55 'I Just Wanna Have a Good Time' (2006) 

Day 35! Oh yeah! Yes I do, and so do you! This is my homage to Montana. I spent some time working and playing in Big Sky, Montana and was…

34/55 'Everything'll Be All Right' (2005) 

Day 34! Sometimes we need a positive thought or mantra to keep us on the right track. I wrote this song because I was going through a rough patch and wanted to remind…

33/55 'We Are One' (2004) 

        Day 33! We are one! Go Team Human, go! I wrote this song about our shared human experience and how I look at it. We are all on the same team, Team Human, but…

#32/55 'The Child in Me' (2000) 
         Day 32! Today is my birthday! I have completed 55 trips around the sun! Happy birthday to my twin sister, Renee! I wrote this song to remind me of the 9 year old with…

31/55 '1,000 Mile Heartache' (2004) 

Day 31! Ah, the road song. This is a song I co-wrote with my friend Eleanor Grande. She came to me with a poem and asked me to put some music to it. So,…

30/55 'The Life of a Clown' (2003) 

Day 30! Ah, the life of a clown. I wrote this song with the help of some little kids at Broadleigh Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio. I was volunteering to help with…