Wheels are turning and Time is burning.

Summer Tour 2008 was every superlative in the book, as in the past ten or so years I've logged in 100 plus days on the road with 80 gigs, promos, radio shows, studio time, and quite a few private concerts. That seems to be the new trend for me professionally speaking; many folks would just prefer to have me play in an intimate setting for 50 to 80 friends. Sometimes they intensely listen and sometimes we enjoy a Frat style party. Anyway it is up close and personal and the wave of the future.

And what else is in my future... aside from the fact that I am out the door after only 5 weeks at home and back to Europe for three major Musical Instrument Fairs, including the Nurmburg Country Messe, my music Festival and Open String Exhibition. All are part of my close partnership with Hofner Guitars. I will be playing on stage solo and with Band as well at their booth demonstrating the refinements of the HA-JC 03-12ET, which I have been using exclusively in the studio these past weeks to record my new instrumental project.

I have also installed Shadow's SH 145, active sound hole Hummbucker onto several of my 12 Strings and recorded a series of MP3 sound bytes that can soon be heard on Shadow's site www.shadow-electronics.com They will up on the samples page but if you log on sooner, you can enjoy the picture we took of myself and their product in the Artists section... I am next to Nancy Wilson, sssschwing!

Last months Crossroads performance with James Clark on acoustic Bass has been edited to DVD and viewable on Utube, Bliptv and MySpace and accessed from my Media page on this site.

In the Northwest, I have been collaborating with Dave Townsend, keyboard and producer extraordinaire; both live and in the studio and the long promised follow up to Brindizi will be completed by 2009.

Once again thanks for the support and friendship and in many cases...Love