Wow. So I haven't posted a blog in a while! There's a lot of exciting stuff lurking on the horizon for me, and this is the beginning of it. I just posted a new song, titled "1943". It was recorded at Eddie's Attic this past Monday. I edited out a 2 minute explanation of the song, but I wanted to explain it here instead.  This song will be on a full length album that I'll hopefully begin recording by the end of the year.  Anyway, about the song:

It's the story of my Grandparents, who happen to be 2 of the best folks I've ever known.  The story goes like this...

In 1943, my Grandma was visiting New York City. She lived in Wisconsin at the time. My Grandpa was in the Navy, and they were docked there (sorry if "docked" isn't a correct Naval term). Grandma was walking by Jack Dempsey's restaurant (she was with either a friend or her sister) and Jack Dempsey was outside trying to stir up business. He told them that there were some sailors inside and that they should go in and meet them. So they did, and she met Grandpa. They were invited to a party that evening at the Stoddard Hotel, for the Navy. They went to the party and my Grandpa spent the entire evening trying to impress her- asked her if she'd like a drink, or a cigarette, or to play a game of pool- none of which she did. But they had a good time nonetheless. As a side note, my Grandpa had bet his Navy buddies a dime ("big spender" as Grandma says) that he'd kiss her by the end of the night. Well, the night ended and Grandma was leaving. He asked for a kiss good night, but all he got was "I do NOT kiss on the first...whatever this is!". :-)  They exchanged addresses though and wrote each other for awhile. I believe they met one more time before they got married. They're still married today!  My Grandpa has dementia now, and my Grandma takes care of him.

"1943" is the story of their life- how they met, and where they are today. I hope you enjoy it!  Oh, and there's more where this came from, so keep an eye for the album early next year.