Sometimes I’m an idiot
Many of you know that by now
Sometimes I am not
But that is not as clear somehow
– (John Gorka, “Shape of the World”)
Whenever I come across some fact it seems like I should have filed away in my cranium, but for some reason isn’t there, I get reminded how incredibly much I don’t […]
Recently I received a cryptic email letting me know that someone had made a video of my song, “One Day On The Fields Of France.” I clicked the link, watched the video, got a little teary (it’s that kind of song), and wondered who made this video and why?
So I sent an email reply with […]
Picture, if you will, an enchanting arboretum brimming with colorful flowers and other bright growing things. It’s a glorious sunny autumn day. A bride and groom are surrounded by admiring friends and family. A sacred ceremony is about to unfold for two loving people. It’s also, coincidentally, the 799th anniversary of Rumi’s birthday. Music and […]
I’m just back from Nashville and a few days writing songs, which as I’m sure you know is great fun and hard work. (What? You’re not falling for the hard work part? I think it was Oscar Wilde who said there are times when art almost approaches the dignity of manual labor.) Anyway, that’s why […]
What would you say if I told you there was a tree with seeds that purify water, green leaves more nutritious than spinach, tasty (also nutritious) edible pods, several other parts that work as medicines, and it thrives in some brutal climates.
I know what you’d say. “Cool! Just don’t make me eat the leaves.”
No, what […]
While singing for 3,600 people in Singapore, my comedy bit about the Top 10 Whiny Victim Love Songs went over like, well, day-old oatmeal. A smattering of laughs, but nothing like the response I get here in the Land of Dr. Phil and Oprah.
I was puzzled. Don’t they have love songs in Singapore? Did I […]
Here’s a fascinating exercise: take an internationally renowned, grammy-award-winning concert violinist, have him play anonymously for an hour on the street outside a Washington subway stop, and see what happens.
This is what classical icon Joshua Bell did in an experiment on perception and public taste conducted by The Washington Post. He wore jeans, a t-shirt, […]
I´m in a window seat on a flight to Florida. I´m barely functional because of world-class, Olympic Gold Medal jet lag from an Australia trip two days before. I can barely think, I´m so tired. All I want from life at this moment is to sleep. All I want is to close my eyes and […]
