On just day two of my 365-day exercise of gratitude comes an enormous one: the inauguration of President Joe Biden. After (over) 4 years of grueling lies, vial hate, and so much injustice comes a new day for me, my family, the country, the world, and Mother Earth. I am grateful our country chose love…
Author: Earshot Presents
01/19/2021: first & foremost, family
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve given some thought to how New Years came and went for me without even a thought of a New Years resolution. Surely, if ever there was a time to force myself to be disciplined about a personal goal, it was the start of this year. Fortunately, my birthday…
01/07/2021: Explaining the Capitol violence to a 4 year old
On January 6th, Matteo and I were in the car listening to live coverage of the insurrection at the Capitol. To explain Donald Trump’s denial of the 2020 election results, I used what I thought was a clever analogy Matteo would understand. Not sure how the gears were turning in his head, but I have…
Let it Snow: NYC 2006
In 2006, I had the privilege of seeing Alejandro Escovedo play with a string quartet at Carnegie Hall. This podcast from 2009 recounts the evening, when I recorded the show with a new Edirol hard-disk recorder I’d purchased a few days earlier. After the truly memorable performance came another truly memorable experience. A date and…