This piece is inspired by a classic Star Trek (first generation) episode by the same name. For me it imparts a sense of mystery. I usually include it when I perform. I believe that was recorded with a Taylor 110E with a capo on the 5th fret…

From the second CD. This composition was inspired by memories of a stream close to where I was raised in San Diego. We lived in University City, a new suburb from 1964 to 1978. It wasn't built up back then so you could walk to many canyons…

This track is off of the first CD. It's the first recorded composition that I did that only has a solo guitar.

I don't recall exactly how this composition came about. It was one of the earlier ones recored on the CD. At the time that I organized the CD I comtemplated leaving it off. However I find myself including it when I perform. I believe that…

Wash Park is short for Washington Park. It's the neighborhood that I live in.

Insprired by a cold day in mid December

As You Go...You Shall Not Go Empty!!

afterdark midnight is approaching, the city still alive moaning and blinking and on into the night downtown, afterdark someone is reading, someone needs a light someone is hustling, and someone starts a fight downtown, afterdark a boy…

a boy named crow there has to be more to this than metaphors if i were you and you were lost without me this sadness is bigger than the truth and i could walk right through you driving towards my destiny my misery and purpose left, to exaggerate…

sumire she's in love with a woman, calls me at 3 am to tell me that and her French is getting better and she's dressing like a lady too bad it's wasted on a married woman, with no desire either way did you ever see anyone shot by a gun without…

windup I'm feeling something's come over me I'm feeling something's not quite right the phone is screaming like an orphan the cat is nowhere in sight the empty box is on the table you've seemed to disappear as well the windupbird is making noises…

A little something that came out of playing with the Max4Live content. The guitar sound, which I'm particularly happy with is a combination of my GT-10, CamelSpace and the M4L buffer shuffler.

Another rock ballad. Lyrics by Gordy Macdonald.