We all know (hopefully) that humor is an antidote to the seriousness of life. Sometimes we forget it can also be a shock absorber for the occasionally rocky road of romance. Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke. (Lynda Barry) Perhaps you’ve experienced the hormone cocktail we call “falling in love.” The feeling is [...]
We all have our “I got unceremoniously dumped” stories, and sometimes there’s more than a modicum of pain involved. Occasionally however, especially if it’s been a short-term thing, it not only doesn’t hurt too much, it can be kind of funny. As the writer Linda Barry said, “Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.” [...]
I have to let you know right up front, the idea for this tune comes from the lovely and talented Lisa Firestone. (More about her in a minute*) It’s one of those clever song ideas that made me laugh, then grabbed me by the brain and wouldn’t let go. It’s called How ‘Bout That Game, [...]
(Scroll down for more photos…) Three years ago a large group of us visited a girls orphanage in Bali. Many of these girls are not orphans, but their families can’t afford to keep them. Still, the girls are generally happy. They laughed with us, sang with us, and we shared inexpensive gifts with them. Then [...]
Here’s a song about and for women, sung by a man. It’s definitely got a message, and you may have a reaction to it. If so, I’d love to hear about it. Karen Taylor-Good and I demoed “Skin” last week in Nashville. We recorded a version with my vocals, but since our objective is to [...]
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 [...]
