Late  in 2014, I had a dream that I called my friend Larry McCray on the phone.  Larry answered and told me he was in the middle of a rehearsal.  In my dream, Larry was singing a song..."I was born in Arkansas, feedin' hogs and bailin' straw.."  In my dream, I thought, "Damn, I wish I had written THAT song!"  I woke startled, jumped up and wrote the first draft lyric for … [Read more...]

https://youtu.be/9UH7qlqmmc0 <  <  <   I originally posted this story in spring of 2020.  Since that time, COVID has made a mess of everything, Melinda and I  have not have not returned to the Keys, and The Hurricane Grille has closed it's doors.  >  >  > This past winter my friend Moose Boles (Lou Reed Band, Greg Allman Band) had some NY gigs and … [Read more...]