The way some men objectify women publicly on the street has been pissing me off for years. It's bullshit and it needs to stop, pronto.

In San Antonio street harassment was constant and scary. Any time I tried to walk…Read more

Oh, goodie! The High Times​ horoscope is out. Here's mine, with FULL COMMENTARY by yours truly (ME).

Capricorn - Squeezing Through the Cracks (AKA SQUEEZING INTO MY PANTS, AS I HAVEN'T SHED MY TEXAS WEIGHT YET.)

In contemplating two…Read more

I felt like it was time to talk publicly about my latest music project, Bye Bye Banshee. In creating this new band, I'm hoping to break my music out into two distinct sounds.  Jezebel Jones & Her Wicked Ways…Read more

After lusting after ukulele basses for the past 6 months, I finally picked up this sweet little u-bass by Kala at Dusty Strings here in Seattle. Naturally, I love it...I have small hands, plus I've been a uke devotee for…Read more

Masters of Performance: Chris Cornell, Part 1 – Seattle ‘Higher Truth’ Show

 
Note: I just woke up this morning to find out about Chris Cornell's death. He was a music hero to me, mostly because of his phenomenal, expressive…

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Hi Everybody-
 
Just wanted to let you know that I'll be in town playing a few shows in the Twin Cities this weekend.  I miss Minnesota badly; I haven't been home in nearly 3 years.  
 
A couple of months…Read more

Dear Readers,

The other day I received some mail that I thought you might find interesting. My response follows...



Dear Dave-
 
Thanks so very much for your thoughtful and—dare I say—highly imaginative letter, but especially for your flatterous words.  …Read more

A True Story of Weed & Backwards Masking by Jezebel Jones

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Note: This is a repost of a piece I did to celebrate 4/20 a couple of years ago. I took it down temporarily because I was concerned about…Read more

Goodbye, Texas.  

I'll be hitting the road soon--remaining dog at my side--driving  through Roswell, NM, Moab, UT and Boise, ID, on my way to my new (and old) home, Seattle.  I've landed a good day job, and a songwriter often…Read more

If you’re thinking about seeing the movie Fifty Shades of Grey this Valentine’s Day, please don’t. Furthermore, if you’re dating someone who suggests it, this is grounds for an immediate break-up.

Fifty Shades of Grey is movie based on a…Read more

Note to the reader: I wasn't gonna publish this post outside my facebook friend circle, mostly because I've recently made peace with my born-again Christian folks and was worried about them reading it. But I've been challenged to live a…Read more

 
An acquaintance just posted a note about his recent conversation with guitarist/former Television band member Richard Lloyd on Facebook and it so disturbed me that I had to turn to the pen, so to speak. Below is the post in…Read more