8/29/2008
We dodged the hurricane, and at 5 am this morning ported at a slip of an island, only 13 people living there, beautiful beach and waterfowl lagoon , a half moon shape cove. I had breakfast with a russian woman, her beautiful face like the moon and blonde hair and high cheeks, so atypical, so lovely. Funny how we think of things as per our last exposure, whether it be tv or book or whatever. Moscow has 25 million people now, many have more than one vehicle, parking a huge problem...far cry from the days of one gray car per 10 people huh? The serbians are playing poker in the bar, have been all night, telling jokes and laughing. Peace should be world wide forever, people can get along from different nations rather easily...these shifting sands sort out I guess. Many times my music I'm playing is being heard by people that do not speak english....I also find that people don't want you to "stand down" so to speak and try to be their culture, they want you to be YOUR culture.

6/22/2008
Sometime this morning, it's around 5 am, I had the privilege of being on deck alone and fluting for a good 15 minutes inspired, and felt I had done something no one else had probably ever done out here on these seas some 200 NM or more from Miami or any land. I don't know that, though, if someone had ever before done this. So many songs sung, prayers spoken, tears cried in joy and sorrow, last words spoken unheard, sights seen and never told, that no man other than those there ever know of.........howbeit our small lives are not overlooked, we are convented by promise in that we have loved the Son, and the Father therefore holds and loves us, nuturing us in growth, and never ever forsaking us to the powers of darknes nor to the errors of our own weakness to be bound.....all this I see shall pass away, and become new in Creation plan....nothing hidden shall remain unseen by Father...all these false prophets who proclaim they love God and spill the blood of men in their selfish efforts of power and deception shall not walk away as tho nothing was done.

6/22/2008
As you may notice, the Seagull logo to the right of the banner above links you to the website for Godin Guitars. Look around at their instruments, They craft good guitars in a variety of styles. Currently, I use a Seagull model S12 Cedar Top Acoustic/Electric 12 I've had since 1990, Also, newly added through endorsement with Seagull I use an ARTIST Seagull 12 Sunburst Acoustic/Electric, and an ARTIST Seagull Cutaway Acoustic/Electric six string. The 12 features the I-Beam electronics and the six uses the Godin electronics. These are excellent instruments well worth the investment. Godin has devised a great carrying case weighing only two and a half pounds which straps on like a gig bag, or you can carry it via the handle,and it is thermal insulated to keep temperature and humidity consistent, so it is like a hardshell in the form of a gig bag.

6/7/2008
Such beauty in the skies, at night..no lights around, no mosquitoes, very little sound, just water and jewels for your eyes. Sat out way past midnight, thoughts drifting, watching the skies, counting falling stars, wondering what men long long ago might have thought about the stars and creation. Know the bible mentions how the sphere of the earth was hung in the heavens, they didnt ALL believe world was flat........the unknowns in crossing the seas took brave people,no matter where they came from to go....out in the distances of life, stepping out on faith to try .....we never know tommorrow, but we NEVER knew even when we thought we might have....it is the same God today that was your Keeper when you were but a child.....

5/21/2008
It is early Wednesday.5/21....sunrise is to be at 6:04 am at this location, so I stood at the bow with moon full on my right and lavendar enveloping blue all around, the Turks looming ahead about 10 nautical miles, gentle winds in a waving sea, catching the sunrise to my left...clouds are low, sailing past us with wind in their sails...no one is on bow with me, behind me the bridge is active as we are approaching to dock, in the distance the light signals port. I imagine how it was for the British to man this island and claim it against all comers...way out here in nowhere. But that thought is fleeting...what I take comfort in most is, God has made the sunrise rise another day. As sure as He has set that in motion, so also will He tend to our spiritual growth and needs and hopes to be fruitful in our walk .....

4/27/2008
It's 5:30 am, I arose early to get to see the sky at night, and hope to greet the sunrise. Over to the port is Cuba, about 2 miles away, Havana sits under the moon and ocean waves break on its shores. As I look and see a glimpse of how large yet how small the world is, I see how much we have in common as people. I think of how life, human life, should be most important. In these waters now men were slain for leaving their country to seek improvement. On board now is a man that made his way with three others via row boat when he was 16. I also think how brave were those many hundreds of years ago who sailed across this vast unknown with no lights but the skies. It is awesome and humbling. Human life is most valuable, peoples father more peoples, generations become. Our breath and dreams become our childrens' realities. Thank you Jesus for laying your life down for people that come to know you and drink of your waterspirit. Thanks for all men who gave that their children and people might live, from the warriors of Wounded Knee to the soldiers of all nations....if only governments reflected the values of the people. and if only the people would seek the things of the spirit more.....

4/26/2008
A beautiful friday, the 25th. We docked into Nassau. Pianist Luis and I walked thru Nassau for hours, just absolutly no hassle from anyone, no street hustlers, none of that feeding on the tourist thing. Tonight after returning to ship I had the pleasure of mark unger from Pennsylvania joining me on stage with his harps. Was fun. It's indescribable the color of the ocean and sky, Nassau port is awesome. From the bridge we could see huge fish down in the water, we were like 60 feet up, these fish were five-eight feet long looking from up there, must have been bigger. water so clear. Now we are heading into Miami and should dock early saturday morning around 7 am.All I can say is "wish you were here too".I did take pictures of the Ruins at Tulum, and should have them back tommorrow, then I will forward to webmaster and to Bob Roy to share out, as I can't from here.

4/19/2008
This morning we pulled into Key West. I got up before sunrise and watched the ship manuver the channel and enter the harbor and dock, was awesomely nice...

4/11/2008
Today we are headed toward Miami florida, and will arrive saturday the 12th....I'm looking forward to getting into Miami after I finish performing for the disembarking, I'll sorta be the comic relief, hahah, well, the stress relief, a little guitar and soft native flute music while people wait for clearance thru customs .......it's a lot to move 2300 + or - , takes time, so usually I perform for about one and half hours beginning at 8:30, all depending...if things get real desperate I'll try to sing that early, usually THAT even speeds up customs (ha) this cruise we covered Nassau, Half Moon Cat and will pick up Saturday to leave for Ocho Rios and Key West, a short three day excursion........then we head for Cozumel Mexico, and there I will participate in a tour group seeing Mayan ruins a few hours inland. Fortunately a new guitarist from Denver Colorado arrived, and he and I will get to spend time jamming in between the theatre orchestrations, which he is a member of that .I've missed jamming, and look forward.....Catch ya next blog...

3/27/2008
Hi folks! Thanks for visiting the site! The news I have is that for the next several months I'll be out of the USA, and, thus, can't fulfill cd orders, so we are going digital. You can stil find my tunes here as digital downloads.  Enjoy looking around and listening!

3/1/2007
So, I was playing in Tunica, Mississippi. a couple summers ago at an outdoor event which also offered a large tip jar. As I was performing, one young child about 5-6 years old was given a dollar by his mom and told to go put it into the jar. He was approaching rather apprehensively, hesitated and turned back toward mom. She waved her hand , said "Go on, put it in". Caught my attention . He stopped after a few more steps, turned again to mom, said.."what's gonna happen?" Mother said "Ain't nothing gonna happen...go on and put the money into the jar." Well, that was all it took. He stopped totally, looked at me and the jar, turned back to mom and said: "If nothing ain't gonna happen, I'd rather just keep the money." I had to totally stop playing and laugh. Ha! Sometimes life has truths that are so refreshing, and so unexpected. We all enjoyed that moment together, his mom, me, and the others who were around when it transpired.