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Monday, June 14, 2010

Happy Birthday Nilsson



Today is Harry Nilsson's birthday. Over the past couple of years Nilsson has become one of my all-time favorite songwriters. In addition to his superb writing I am also highly influenced by his vocal arrangements. Those of you that know me know I can hardly go a day without listening to one of Harry's songs. The Beatles loved him. Brian Wilson loved him. I love him. How about you? Happy Birthday Harry.

Check out THE most amazing Nilsson site on the net: http://www.fortheloveofharry.blogspot.com

Thursday, June 10, 2010

a night out


Drummer Dave & I
(photo by Masaya Palmer)

Sunday, June 6, 2010

can't live without


dylan, the beach boys, guitar & amp

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Todays Hike


during my hike today i sat up on the wildwood ridge and looked down at what appeared to be a crazy man yelling and waving his arms around on a ridge below and to the right of me. i took a picture so i could look at it later. here is the shot. he is nowhere to be seen. now i've never seen a ghost before, but i may have today.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

look what mum bought me


very nice. thanks mom

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Album Progress



hello friends. the album is coming along quite nicely. its lots and lots and lots of hard work, and i am putting every ounce of mental & physical energy i have into this project. i wouldn't have it any other way of course. something is guiding this project along, and that something isn't something i can quite put my finger on. it has led the album into the hands of producer/engineer chris jago, who was THE perfect man for the job. in addition this something has been kind enough to lead me back to an old friend and huge talent by the name of gabe dulek. gabe & i have been having mixing sessions for the last 3 weeks and the results are amazing. he has a great feel for this music and treats it with such respect that its almost hard for me to deal with. i lucked out big time. i've also been adding more guitar & vocal parts here and there as needed. tonight i added more guitar & a tambourine part to "dress me in bowties". i cannot wait for all of you to hear the finished product. i promise you it will be worth the wait! stay tuned..... - Paul

Monday, May 24, 2010

happy birthday bob dylan



favorite dylan songs: all of them

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Windy Hike


wildwood may 23, 2010