In about 15 minutes I am loading the guitars into the car and heading to Victorville. There’s a recording studio there and I’m due at 2 (hey! a rhyme!) to start “putting down tracks,” as they say in the business. In other words, I’m going to record some songs. Every Saturday night I sing atContinue reading “Music, Music, Music”
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Life Without Women
I have lived with four women in my 68 years. None of them stuck around terribly long. The longest was the first wife, The Sweet One. She and I were together 7 years, mostly because we were both so busy that we didn’t get on one another’s nerves until the very end. Last year IContinue reading “Life Without Women”
Easter is a’coming…
Easter is the forgotten holiday, a sort of stop along the way to summer in which we sort of celebrate Spring. Which is puzzling, since Easter should be the biggest deal on the Christian calendar. Easter celebrates the rising from the dead of Jesus. It’s the founding event of the Christian religion. We make aContinue reading “Easter is a’coming…”
Walking
It has not been that many years since I would regularly go out walking for an hour after work. I figured I covered at least 3 miles on those walks. It was up in Humboldt, where the scenery was pretty inspiring. I didn’t even notice I was walking. I would even pass a llama farm.Continue reading “Walking”
Revenge of the Couch
Evidently, the couch objects to my plans to replace it. In fact, my couch wants me dead. After thinking long and hard about replacing Ol’ Paint, I finally decided not to decide right now. There seem to be other pressing issues, such as buying groceries and working on my last few law cases. But recentlyContinue reading “Revenge of the Couch”
Sing, Sing, Sing
Some of you are aware of my secret life as a rock star. Okay, maybe not a star. Maybe not someone who is known outside of a small circle of friends. But I am a musician and I do sing and write songs. I attend open mics with my friend Leslie Claussen. Last month IContinue reading “Sing, Sing, Sing”
Old Paint
In old western movies, a cowboy’s horse is his best friend. Confidant, partner, escape vehicle, love interest… So when it happens that the horse gets too old to escape the bad guys or breaks his leg, the sad scene come when, to put the beast out of its misery, it has to be shot. OfContinue reading “Old Paint”
New Story
Before the next useless blog entry, thought you might want to check out my new story on JerryJazz’ website. “The Magic”https://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/the-magic-a-story-by-mark-bruce/ is an excerpt from my novel, “The Return of Edsel Eddie.” As yet, no publisher has expressed interest in the novel, though the first 50 pages landed in the finalist in the comic novelContinue reading “New Story”
John The Piano Tuner
If John the Piano Tuner tells you he will be at your house between 8 and 9, you’d better be up and dressed by 8 a.m., as he will be at your door not a minute later. John has been doing this for over 30 years and he is the very picture of the oldContinue reading “John The Piano Tuner”
The Little Blue House
I really think that some of you (all 30 of you) think I must run away from home for months when I don’t update this blog. Well, this time it actually happened. I found out in August that the VA would help me buy a home, despite the fact that I had to do aContinue reading “The Little Blue House”
Mark Bruce, Writer 