I was walking along what I thought was an abandoned shoreline that lay along the west coast of the Sea Of Cortez. I was hunting for shark teeth; my eyes were on the ground and my mind was wherever it goes when it has the chance to get away. A sudden rattle of Spanish jerked me out of my trance. On … [Read more...] about The Shark Hunters
On The Writing Of A Song: A Look Inside
Forever West
Songs are a lot like babies; they’re fun to make, painful to deliver, and can sure lead you on a lot of ups and downs on their way to growing up. They need time to mature before you know exactly who they’re gonna be: slackers who lay around on the couch the rest of their lives or hustlers who … [Read more...] about Forever West
Leather Was My Home
Don King is an icon of western culture. He was the real deal, was born and bred in Wyoming and grew up on the back of a horse following his dad across the west. As they moved from one ranch to another Don discovered that he had a knack for working with leather and he used his talents to repair gear … [Read more...] about Leather Was My Home
Borderline Love
One of the finest things to ever cross the border was a girl I gave a ride to on a cold New Mexico morning. She was on the run, was lost, and was scared. I was in even worse shape - I was young, wild, and in need of some company. We ended up finding each other for awhile and I ended up with … [Read more...] about Borderline Love
Medicine To Me
"You're over my heart, hanging around my neck - covered in buckskin and beads." This is a song that I wrote for some friends a long time ago. Since that time, I became very close to a couple of Crow girls - twins in fact - who came into my life during a few distinct times. I remember the day they … [Read more...] about Medicine To Me
Seven Below
“Dad you should of seen the bird in front of me - he was bigger than you. And the moon went down on a buffalo." When your little boy tells you words like this and you’re a songwriter, your job is pretty easy. When Sam was only four years old we went out on the coldest day of the winter to feed the … [Read more...] about Seven Below
Buckaroo Ball
When you think back to the grand old turn of the century days of the west, you can't help but think of Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Show. Sure, Bill may have been a little bit full of himself but you've got to give him credit for painting a picture of a recently tamed west that he pushed out … [Read more...] about Buckaroo Ball
