riverboys, the cd
About the songs on Riverboys
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Riverboys
Based on a cast of characters in my hometown in the late 70’s. A bunch of guys in their 40’s who didn’t work, hung out in bars, and were in the throws of alcoholism and, probably, some form of mental illness.
Big Love
One of my wife’s friends was planning on moving to Indonesia when she finally met the man of her dreams- the day before the flight.
Harrison Avenue
I came up with this song after I wrote a screenplay called “Landlords”. It’s about a mild mannered guy who explores his dark side.
Holy Man
I was in Florida and I read an article in a local newspaper about the leader of a religious cult in Lakeland. File this under don’t drink the Kool Aid.
It’s Just A Life
Based on an actual event I read about in the Boston Globe. I changed the location from East Boston (where it actually happened) to Chelsea.
The Sign Says...
Driving up to Salem, New Hampshire and I saw a simple, hand-written sign, nailed to a tree. It got me thinking about some things.
Little Black Dog
I started my musical career as a 19 year-old white suburban bluesman. I’m playing the harp with a Green Bullet microphone through a Peavey classic amp, with an Ibanez tube screamer and Boss delay for effects.
Michael Brown
If you ever see the clip of Bush and Michael Brown during the Katrina fiasco, you’ll notice that after Bush says “Brownie, your doing a heckuva job”, Brown pauses and waits for the exact right moment to thank the president for his praise. It speaks volumes and shows what a sycophant Brown is. How else could he go from training Arabian horses to being in charge of FEMA?
Psychodelic World
Having some fun with a nod to some of those Bay Area bands in the 60’s- Quick Silver, the Dead, Jefferson Airplane.
Your God
The line, “I alone escaped to tell you this” is from the book of Job. I heard it at a Christening and it jumped out at me. The song is about the mess in Iraq. Written before an ex student of mine was killed over there.

 


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