September 21, 2008
So by now, I’m sure you’ve all come to the conclusion that I have a mountain obsession. Well, obsession with a particular mountain.
Here is exhibit A regarding why I have this obsession:

This is Mount Hood reflected in Trillium Lake.
My Mom and Dad were here all the way from Mendham NJ, my hometown, so of course (more…)
July 31, 2008
Early this spring, (February 9th, to be exact) I ventured out into my new city with my camera to see what I could see. It was 65 degrees and sunny. There was no snow on the ground, and I tried, and failed, to keep from feeling just a little smug that I had escaped from the snowy winter “wonderland” that is Michigan.

Fast forward to just a few weeks (more…)
May 29, 2008
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, I can now die happy. Last night I shook Harry Shearer’s hand, and listened to him sing one of the funniest songs of political satire I have ever heard in my life. It’s called “Addicted to Oil” and is done in the voice (and, happily, with the mannerisms) of our very own Commander In Chief, George W. Bush.

Yep, that Harry Shearer.
Harry was at Mississippi Studios last night, supporting his lovely, talented and also very funny wife, whose name is Judith Owen.
I was there because (more…)
May 27, 2008
Hopelessly self-absorbed I guess! Here are a couple more, since I uploaded them to my server, I suppose I have to post them to the blog, right?

Now, Paige wouldn’t have known this, because she hardly knows me, but this is just the kind of photo I would take (more…)
May 22, 2008
Silence from the pixel pen of ThirdRail Productions for a while now…I’ve actually been concentrating on writing new music and have been pulled away from the blog for a little while. And, I’ve been thinking that I may mess with the format a little bit, just to see how that treats me.
Anyways, a friend of mine by the name of Paige came by the other night and used my newly cleaned Canon EOS 20D to take some photos of me playing guitar. Not that this kind of thing has really been the focus of these posts (at all) but…you know, what the hell.

And I tagged this with “Rockstar (more…)