A several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to hang out with a friend I made a few years ago, Jim Mayer, of the Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers.
Jim has taken a big interest in my new children’s book
Amy Giggles, and suggested in his Anti-Bullying blog, www.im4ublog.com that fans ask us questions in regards to the story behind Amy Giggles, the concept of self-confidence and the idea of self-worth, and growing up in Thomaston.
So, you asked and we answered!

Read more.

I attended a funeral today for a friend of the family. Buddy Coggins passed away.  My Mom and Dad and their crew were all great friends with Buddy. Buddy has a son named Casey Coggins who is one hardworking guy and has been a friend since I was a child.

Read more.

I would normally say at that “It’s been a while since I’ve written” but I don’t think that really explains the situation.  I took time off from blogging, facebooking, and all other extraneous time consuming activities to focus on concluding some the projects I’d started. I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it. What if Henry Ford invented the Model T but never saw it to its completion and Joe Donkey took the idea and completed it? We would be driving Donkey Mustang’s or a Donkey Focus right now. 

Read more.

 Autographed Charcoal Portrait of Zac Brown

Size 6″ X 8″

Medium: Charcoal and pastels

 This portrait is a drawing of Zac Brown.  It was drawn on the Sailing Southern Ground Cruise.  It is autographed by Zac Brown. 

 Follow this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320619658758&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D320619658758%26_in_kw%3D1%26_ex_kw%3D%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_okw%3D320619658758%26_oexkw%3D%26_adv%3D1%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabdlo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D200%26_fpos%3DZip%2Bcode%26_fsct%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

Ink Portrait of Zac Brown

Size:  6″ X 8″

Medium:  Pencil and Ink

 This is a portrait of Zac Brown, done on the Sailing Southern Ground Cruise.

Follow this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320619672835&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D320619672835%26_in_kw%3D1%26_ex_kw%3D%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_okw%3D320619672835%26_oexkw%3D%26_adv%3D1%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabdlo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D200%26_fpos%3DZip%2Bcode%26_fsct%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

Autographed drawing of Coy Bowles

Size:  15″ X 22″ 

Medium:  Pastel and Conte’ Crayon

This framed portrait of Coy Bowles was drawn during one of the last performances of the Zac Brown Band on the Sailing Southern Ground Cruise.  It was drawn from the stairwell to the left of the stage, during a performance.  This drawing is autographed by Coy Bowles

Follow this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320619668069&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D320619668069%26_in_kw%3D1%26_ex_kw%3D%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_okw%3D320619668069%26_oexkw%3D%26_adv%3D1%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabdlo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D200%26_fpos%3DZip%2Bcode%26_fsct%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

Portrait of Zac Brown with  red, white, and blue background, autographed by Zac.  

Size:  23 3/4″ X 35 3/4″

Medium:  water color, ink, pastel

This is a portrait of Zac Brown drawn and painted on the Sailing Southern Ground Cruise.  The painting was in progress on many different parts of the boat.  Many of the hours put into this piece took place in a lit corner right off of the stage where the Zac Brown Band was playing.  Zac Brown took a moment while he was playing craps to sign this painting. 

Follow this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320619646260&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3D320619646260%26_in_kw%3D1%26_ex_kw%3D%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_okw%3D320619646260%26_oexkw%3D%26_adv%3D1%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabdlo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D200%26_fpos%3DZip%2Bcode%26_fsct%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

A few weeks back I decided to take the Pepsi challenge and review two albums that were outside of my normal listening scope.  I did this to put myself in the shoes of a music critic and to see what writing reviews was really like.  For more details on that, please read the last blog I posted titled “Red Rocks, Double Tender, and Album Reviews”.

Read more.

Red Rocks, Double Tender, and Album Reviews

It is possible that you can experience events in life that you can never fully comprehend or mentally, emotionally, and physically digest.  I would say that I’d never be able to understand the magnitude of playing your first show at Red Rocks and it being sold out. The venue itself is enough of a spectacle without adding the musical experience of performing. It seems like a dream now.  The whole night seems so surreal.  The only part of the night I can really remember was the song that we sang for our buddy Lance who passed away.  It was very in the moment at that time.  Getting emotionally stirred up by music in front of 10,000 people at Red Rocks is a insane feeling. Got bless Lance Tilton.

Read more.

I wrote this blog about a year or so ago right after Sean passed away. I still think and speak of him a huge amount and I can’t tell you how much his music effects me personally, my music community, and my music. His mother has fought hard over the last year to turn tragedy into positive energy by creating a foundation that supports bipolar research and gives direction to people with a bipolar disorder.

Read more.