Feb 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
When we left Central Minnesota for Olympia, Washington, it was 5 p.m. the last week of August. I had a vial of Rocket Fuel, a 24-pack of Mountain Dew, and The Doors playing on a battery-powered boombox beside me. Shirtless, with long hair down to the center of my...
Oct 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yes, that’s true. His name was Kip Gentry and my parents, Bill and Nancy, picked him up in a blizzard before I was born somewhere between Nebraska and Wyoming in their Volkswagen van called Bilbo Baggins. Thankfully, I wasn’t named Kip because...
Sep 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
That’s me laying on a piano bench several years ago, putting it together in my head. Making albums and performing and doing more of it. Later, I burned out, made more music, burned out again, kept the wheel going. I climbed, soared, dove, crashed, burned,...
Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
You are a storyteller. We all are. It’s what makes us human beings. It began thousands of years ago, communicating with symbols and sounds. We told our stories as autobiographies and mythologies, using our voices, paint, and drums. Now our creative mediums have...
Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
You can choose today to be remarkable. Choose to be the best at your work and at living your life. To produce something miraculous. To be kind to those around you and to be a good human being. You have the choice to experience the snow but not feel the harshness of...