The Story Behind "John Hartford" and Myron Nelson |
I got a recent stew of emails asking about that song (apparently it's in rotation on a radio station in California). I used to play it every show, and told the story behind it. Since I'm g...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:01:00 PST |
Un-holiday News |
Every year at Christmas, my mailbox overflows with form letters from long lost friends, family, and friends who now have their own families. "Always good to catch up on the news of the year."&nb...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:24:00 PST |
Some old thoughts on touring. Rethinking these. |
"What was touring like?" I imagine my children asking in 25 years.
"Well, in my day, music was a popular, romantic industry, upon whose branches swung the low-hanging fruit of rock and...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:26:00 PST |
Like having a bum around the house, and then some |
Larry David may have said it best: "why would you want to have a dog? It's like having a bum around the house." This was the sit-com version; the reality of the canine-human bo...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:21:00 PST |
The floors have been refinished at the Bazaar Cafe. |
Sunday, 8am. The Bazaar Cafe, SF, CA.
A long entry, sorry.
Les, the owner of the Bazaar Cafe is tireless and timeless. Is it the red wine? Is it Makiko, woman ...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:08:00 PST |
Sickness in Death Valley, dates, coyote |
..Death Valley. 1am.
Can't sleep. We're all sick with the flu, in the most beautiful spot I've seen in a long time. Thanks to Neil's hearty grip on the wheel, we drove straigh...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:35:00 PST |
Revisiting Life on the Road, Medford the wonderdog |
I'm leaving this morning for my first "tour" in some time. Actually going with a band this time, the incredible Miraflores. Three of the sweetest, smartest, and most innately talented fell...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:43:00 PST |
Blasphemist in Test Tube Baby School |
My wife Julie and I are trying to get pregnant. We're pulling out all the stops -- our age alone puts us into the smallest pie-shaped sliver on the statistical charts that predict these thi...
Posted by Jim Brunberg on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:45:00 PST |
