S.K. Waller's Blog, page 3
July 1, 2017
Blogging vs. Vlogging (and if you like to dance you might try clogging)
If the blogging era’s subtext was “Listen to me!” then the vlogging era’s is “Look at me when I’m speaking to you!” Hey. Did I say this is a bad thing? Lately, I’ve been playing with the idea of starting a vlog on my YouTube channel and finally giving up the ghost that this or […]
June 15, 2017
My Recipe For a Great Music Session
Every musician I know has their own recipe for a successful session whether that’s songwriting, recording, or rehearsing. I thought I’d share mine with you. Have Something in Mind That You Want to Accomplish. This sounds obvious, right? But how many times have I sat down to work only to be frustrated by not knowing […]
June 6, 2017
What It All Means
I first encountered Bob Dylan in 1964 when I was asked to perform Blowin’ In The Wind at an Elks dinner in Ballard, California. I was a tender 12 at the time and I’d actually been asked to perform two songs that night. The other was If I Had A Hammer. I’d heard that song the […]
June 1, 2017
Dear Fellow Earthlings
Most of us didn’t vote for this maniacal human wrecking ball. We’re as angry and scared as you are.
May 11, 2017
From Gilead to New York to Juffure
It took Nettl, Netflix, and retirement to get me into movies. Until a few years ago I often felt the odd man out, so to speak, when friends asked, “Hey, have you seen ‘suchandsuch’ yet?” I just wasn’t into movies and I couldn’t justify the cost of going to a cinema and spending $20 on […]
April 23, 2017
Wild Bil X-ing
I’m extremely proud and pleased to announce that my friend, Wild Bil McCombe, who played bass and resonator guitar on my song, A Polite Little Madness, has been nominated for Best Blues Artist by the Ventura County Music Awards. Bil is one terrific man and about six amazing musicians (!) and he deserves to win. Let’s keep […]
April 17, 2017
Are We Angels
I’ve gone to many concerts in my life, and there are many concerts I wanted to go to but couldn’t for one reason or another, but if there ever has been one concert I really wanted to attend it was one that was held on April 1st. No, it wasn’t in an arena and it didn’t […]
March 27, 2017
On Opera, Tornadoes, and BBQ
I just looked back at my recent posts and was shocked at how obsessed I’ve been over the redecorating of Bookends Cottage. Enough already! Today, I’ll just make a sort of unbulleted bullet list of some of the other things that are going on around here. Judging by the picture above, you probably can guess […]
February 27, 2017
Controlling the Chaos
My current project of decluttering my life is already producing the effects I wished for. With each thing I discard I feel freer and lighter. This isn’t confined only to the material possessions I’ve kept through the years, it also includes outdated, ill-fitting, or otherwise unnecessary ideas and goals, but it begins with the material […]
February 22, 2017
Fake It Till You Make It
Since about 2005, Nettl and I have had one car between us and since she’s the one who works outside the home, I’m without wheels every day. Unless I have a doctor appointment or need to run some errands, I’m pretty housebound. That’s not a bad thing, though. I mean, where am I going to […]
