Off To The Land Of Peaches

On Thursday I travelled to NYC to hang out with my good friend Sam.  It is always an uplifting experience, I would say spiritual, whenever I hang out with Sam.  Sam brought me to his friend Richard’s recording studio which is located in a beat up old New York City building wedged between a middle eastern fabric store and a flower shop.  The building is all black with filthy windows and a kicked in front door.  The only color of any kind can be found above the front door where the letters “M.B.” are displayed with gold mailbox stickers.  M.B. stands for “Music Building”. 

Richard was fantastic.  He is a wise musician with tons of experience so I was certainly in a sponge like state while in his presence.  I was giving everything he said a chance to soak in, which I try to do with each conversation. Within moments of first meeting him he said things that really resonated with me, like… ”money is liquid”.  We recorded a few songs with a couple ribbon mics but mostly we just sat and talked.  I think that in this fast paced world we need to learn to value conversation and relationships instead of cars and golf scores.  Slow down, if you are conversing corrrectly you are not missing anything…you are gaining everything.  There is so much to learn in this world and the most valuable life lessons exist in interaction and experiences.  We had some good laughs and it was great to talk music with Richard.  I really appreciate him letting us invade his studio.  I said my goodbye’s and left the Music Building.  On my way out I noticed that someone had written in sharpie, “When you die, I’ll eat your dreams”. 

I left NYC on Friday and travelled to my friends Steve and Rebecca row house in Federal Hill.  A great part of this journey has certainly been reconnecting with old friends.  Life moves fast. Steve was my college roomate so we have a powerful bond.  I played at The Greene Turtle in Fells Point.  Parking is a nightmare there.  I had a blast and it was a great crowd.  Thank you for all of you who listened and especially those of you that made it a point to come up and say hello once my show concluded.  I packed up my gear and now I am heading south to play in Atlanta at Smith’s Old Bar. 

I had plenty of time to think on the road.  I recommend that all of you that are reading this…take some time to yourself and just think.