Just overheard a pair of New York City-based financial news commentators marveling over the rise of mobile butchers. They said the concept arose from the local food movement in Seattle and…View post

I fought to keep the kidney stone piece out of Off Main Street (I thought no one would care) and it has become one of the more popular things I’ve…View post

Reading this now (I wrote it in–gulp–1997) it’s good to know Steve Earle is still going strong. Elvis–some say–is still dead. From Off Main Street: In 1991, profoundly recalcitrant country artist…View post

Because a couple of folks have asked, the kidney stone story I often perform live is included in this book: Also included: stories about truckers, truckin’, truckin’ music, Elvis, Steve…View post

Sometimes people ask me if the books and the music are connected.  Sometimes, yep. For instance, here’s a summary describing the connections from the Tiny Pilot album: – The opening…View post