2025. Year of the Snake. Let's do this…

I'm slowly shaking off the holidaze here in South Austin, Texas. Got in some good family time with my people in Oklahoma. Started some seeds for the garden. This time of year always gets me thinking about planting seeds and what might grow in the weeks and months ahead… if I don't forget to water & fertilize. A few of the seeds are musical in nature, and if I can come up with the fertilizer (funds), I just might finally finish some new recordings. Pretty slow on the show front here in Central Texas, so if you need a song & dance man, hit me up! Otherwise, I reckon it's time to get cracking on booking Summer ‘25 in the mountains. Feels like Montana’s almost always calling.

Books I've read recently and am more than happy to recommend: "Dalva" and “Julip,” both by Jim Harrison. I think I can finally say I've read all of Harrison's prose works. On to the poetry. Maybe. Not gonna lie, I like stories more than poems. Even though I write songs more like poems than stories. That's a pretty good new year's resolution, huh? Write some dang story songs. Indeed…

I liked the new Nosferatu, too, as far as movies go. I thought it was visually stunning, even if it's a bit of a tired ass worn out story at this point. It's a good vampire movie though. Worth seeing in the theater rather than at home. Other than that, I haven't had much of an attention span when it comes to watching things. I don't have Netflix or HBO or any other streaming service. Disney has completely ruined the childhood joy of Star Wars for me, so they can go to hell. I've watched a few playoff football games and am officially and completely not stoked about the Super Bowl. This former sportswriter finds sports just kind of dumb these days, even though I still enjoy some games for the sake of the game.  

And don't worry, I've been catching fish, too. The white bass run ought to be kicking off around here any day now and I plan to catch a few…

Ok for now,

JD