Spit in the Ocean
I wrote this song when I was working in a gas station in a very rough part of town. You might think, from the lyrics, that I was feeling small, myself, but, much to the contrary, I felt like I … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2005
When Ashley Said Goodbye
It’s another scorcher here in south Cali… not as oppressive, maybe, as yesterday — unless you’re foolish enough to decide to catch up with your quixotic blog/podcast (I know, I know, all blogs are quixotic. I’ll go one better, all … Continue reading
Posted in acoustic
Tagged Barista Cycle, broken hearts, doll houses, girl name songs, love, toying with emotions
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Kristin (Was Never Here)
It’s too hot to think, here… it’s certainly too hot to strap on a pair of headphones. I recorded this last week and put it aside for just such an occasion. Kristin was written for an album of “girl name … Continue reading
Posted in acoustic
Tagged Barista Cycle, cheain', cheating, divided loyalties, family, girl name songs, slippin' around
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Pretty Little Head
I got pain in my head and a fire in my loins… and a whole lot of empty in my heart. Love… loneliness… longing… lust. A continuum of consternation. The engine of desire. I thought we were getting way too … Continue reading
Looking for Trouble
It was a rainy Saturday in the early summer of 1981. I was sitting on a wooden chair at the edge of a storm-roiled sea outside a little, rundown motel a half hour north of Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico. … Continue reading
Posted in acoustic, microprose
Tagged ambivalent love, breakup, confusion, drinking, fire, Mexico, mixed emotions, sinking, thinking
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