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Category Archives: Music
Monday Musings: Thoughts on GET BACK, the Beatles Documentary
Before watching it over the last week, I’d heard and read a good deal about Peter Jackson’s Get Back, the three part, eight hour documentary (sort of) on the Beatles and the lead up to their famous rooftop concert. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Music
Tagged Abbey Road, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, George Harrison, Get Back, history, John Lennon, memories, music, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
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Monday Musings: A Paean to the “Shuffle” Command
Let’s begin with the obvious: Everything that’s old is great, and new stuff sucks. It’s important to get that out of the way before we move on. I mean who are we kidding? The way things were when we were … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, Fun, History, Music
Tagged albums, Beatles, blogging, CDs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, fun, history, humor, LPs, marriage, memories, movies, music, rock n roll, Rolling Stones, technology, youth
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Creative Friday: SITTIN’ IN Fifty (!) Years Later
For this week’s Creative Friday post, I’m doing something a little different, and writing about someone else’s creativity. Lately, I have been on a kick of going back to old music that I once loved but lost touch with along … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, History, Music
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, fun, history, Loggins and Messina, memories, music, Sittin' In, youth
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Professional Wednesday: Rethinking the Digital Revolution
I’m a dinosaur. I have been in this business for more than a quarter century. My first book was published during the Clinton Administration. I could list for you all the celebrities born since that first publication, but I’ve never … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Friendship, History, Music, photography, Publishing, technology, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of publishing, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, digital technology, friendship, history, music, photography, publishing, publishing business, technology, writing, writing life
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Creative Friday: “Willin'” by Little Feat
This week, for Creative Friday, I offer a song. Many, many years ago, my oldest brother turned me on to Little Feat, and they quickly became my favorite band. While in college, playing with my dear friends Alan Goldberg and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Fun, kids, Music, parenting
Tagged blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, free samples, friendship, fun, guitar, kids, Little Feat, music, parenting
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Monday Musings: Memories of “New Year’s” Passed
I thought the ball would, you know, drop. As in fall. As in have a bit of velocity. I thought maybe it was made of glass and would shatter. THAT would be cool. I will confess that I don’t usually … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, food, Fun, kids, Music, parenting
Tagged Allman Brothers Band, Australia, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, holidays, humor, marriage, memory, music, New Year's Eve, Y2K
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Photo Friday: A Video Instead
With the weekend looming, and another difficult week past, I thought I would do something a little different this week. And so I am making available a video I made of me playing my guitar and singing one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Music
Tagged Angel From Montgomery, blogging, David B. Coe, friendship, guitar, John Prine, music
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Monday Musings: How I’m Coping
I’ve written about politics and social issues a lot in recent weeks, and I want desperately to avoid doing so again this week. It’s not that I don’t have more to say. I do. But I feel as though I’d … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, food, Music, nature, Novels, photography, Politics, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Aaron Sorkin, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional health, family, guitar, Guy Gavriel Kay, marriage, music, nature, photography, politics, social media, writing, writing life
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Writing Musically
It will come as no secret to anyone who knows me that I am a huge fan of The West Wing, in particular Seasons 1-4, when series creator Aaron Sorkin was writing nearly every episode, and his creative partner, Thomas … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Novels, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Aaron Sorkin, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, dynamics, Guy Gavriel Kay, how to write, music, pacing, rhythm, tempo, The West Wing, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing musically, writing tips
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: A Special Post on Narrative and Creativity
This is a somewhat longer post than usual, but I hope you’ll read through it. It is the text of an address I gave a few years ago at our local high school to mark the Day of the Book … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, Music, Novels, parenting, photography, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged art, blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, how to write, music, narrative, parenting, photography, relationships, sports, teaching, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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