Listening to Ray Charles this morning, some Greatest Hits compilation.  His version of “America the Beautiful.”  There’s this part right before the amber waves of grain verse where Ray does…View post

This post is in response to a request from Brendon over there on the Facebook page: Hey Mike, where can I find a copy of that reading you read at…View post

Taking just a moment to thank Amble Down Records.  They’ve given the Long Beds a great home, and continue to support Tiny Pilot.  The life that album has found has…View post

I’m always bemused by that moment near the beginning of track 10 on Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator when Steve Earle responds to a hollered inquiry from the…View post

I never forget that the books, the typing, the attention to words in my little room all alone is what keeps this ramshackle thing of mine afloat.  But barring Oprah…View post