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City: Eugene
State: Oregon
Country: US
Signup Date: 3/30/2008

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 
Jo Feds and I are no more. "Everything's supposed to change..." After many years of ‘good ju-ju’ with Jerome and the former JF, I've decided to leave ‘the new’ Jo Feds for, shall we say, "…creative differences.” It was never a good fit. Look for me elsewhere in or out of Eugene. I’M NOT GOING AWAY! Stay tuned! (Seriously, love to you all.)
Saturday, February 14, 2009 






...again that's www.gotocdworld.com
these fine people will be happy to hook you up with any of the three cd's currently available from mark

1. house like a train
2. crazy world outside
3. brown sugar buscuits

you
can buy online or in person if you find yourself in eugene, or. they're
located on the corner of w11th and seneca. you can reach them by phone
at 541-683-6902. be sure to pass along a, "howdy to skip" for mark! - pete


Sunday, April 13, 2008 

wow! saw cat power last night at the mcdonald theater here in eugene... I was stunned at her genius... I remarked to my friends that I felt as though I was seeing a billy holiday, or a nina simone... or a young bob dylan! her gift is bewildering to me, so much so that at several moments throughout the show, I laughed out loud - my joy to revel in the sheer beauty of her/her band's performance. . if you get the chance to see her on this tour - with this brilliant band, I believe you will mark a time in the history of music as it unfolds before us. by example, her live art dares her audience to be 'the greatest' by being authentic 'souls' - in a temporal world. I'm grateful and clearly inspired by one of the most covertly powerful shows I've seen...   
Friday, April 04, 2008 

ok. so I'm told that I gotta' do my part. . . that I should just start rambling here from time to time... "free association", "train of thought" I should begin with an apology. I know that I've been hard to find and honestly, that's sort of my nature. I can be a bit of a recluse. I'll do better here. In this place. this little page should keep you apprised of my goings-on, should you be so curious. I've kind of taken the last year or so to myself, with just a little playing here and there, trying to decide what to do should I choose not to sell the farm and move to mexico... I'm pleased to say that through some sort of spiritual intervention (spirits don't really speak to me - they 'holler' - or laugh at me, anyway) it has occurred to me that I should venture again into the real world of american non-idol-hood to make my way in accordance with my 'said' nature. thus, this-here website and another to follow shortly.

 

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I recently finished my little part for a beautiful documentary, imagined by one randi jacobs. it's working title is "sentence for two" and it's a telling of female inmates who give birth while incarcerated. I re-recorded versions of 'where you been' and 'there I go again' along with incidental music set throughout the film. I'm really pleased with this project. randi's work is stunning, following three women who were imprisoned separately and for various charges, along with another who had recently completed serving her sentence. I used an old brazilian classical guitar that I literally purchased on a street corner for a modest $50 and I dare say that it's some of the better recording we've done... kind of 'woody' sounding with a finger-style blues, it seems very fitting for the subject matter. I'll be sure to mention the release date for randi's film here, when I know more. because of the good work we got from this project, we left 'the shop' set up and are hoping to have one or two new things (cd's) done in the next few months. we are working on getting a few sound-bytes put up on this site, at which time I will be sure to include something from the documentary...

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hope you're well. thanks for checkin' up on me.