Well, we spent last week in the studio recording the basic tracks for an EP. It is going incredibly well. A few of the working song titles we have worked on so far… Bluebird, Heaven Waits, All The Years, California, 42 Dollars, and Reverie. I could not be more excited. I’m working with a new friend of mine - Michael Quinlan, and he’s taking me down musical roads I’ve previously never been ready to travel. And no, it’s not a hip-hop record. But it is like nothing I’ve ever done before in many ways. Many awesome ways, I think. But I guess that will be up to you all in the end. Stay tuned!

So my daughter has been clamoring for a drum set for years now. She’s doing great on the piano, and she’s got great timing, and she has just kept asking - politely even - for a chance to play drums. The thing is, drums are loud, and there’s no volume knob… or is there? Enter craigslist… I found this Yamaha drum machine a few miles away last week, and my kids have been using it every day since! You can plug in an iPod and play along to your favorite tunes, or pick from the few hundred pricelessly cheesy demo grooves that come with the unit. And if they put the headphones on, all we hear from the next room is the tap-tap-tap on the drum pads. We’ll see how the practicing goes when the novelty wears off, but I’ve got high hopes that I’ve delayed the purchase of an actual drum kit for another few years. Thank you craigslist!