

Ride Me Down Easy Lord
A shy and restless spirit was released last week to the care of the one he learned to follow the hard way. Billy Joe Shaver famously...


It's All Just Public Domain
A little bit of whimsy and a talent for interpreting the joy in living through music exited our worldly side of glory with the death of...


A Yankee fan with a Texas Drawl
Whitey Ford, who died Friday at age 91, played a pivotal role in my life. My life was changed forever in a Central Texas peanut field...


Willie Nelson and Ole Whatsisname
Willie Nelson has a new album but no place to play the songs live. The man who has given us many memorable 4th of July Picnics has been...


Haunted by Water
“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks...


Them and Us
Space has fascinated me since I sat in an elementary school desk and listened to updates broadcast across the classroom speakers on John...
Let's Play The Name Game
What’s in a name? Shakespeare said a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet. The great bard could not have anticipated some...