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A few years ago when Justin Townes Earle died of an accidental overdose I was not familiar with his work. I soon was. I wrote this song as a way of expressing my gratitude and recognizing his life and his work that I love so much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d0s...

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What am I waiting for? The first answer that comes to mind is that I am not waiting for anything. My whole life has been the lack of waiting. I jump into things pretty quickly—or jump out as the case may be.
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We were both in our sixties when I learned that an old friend of mine was dying. In the last three months of his life we wrote an album together. It really was magical. Here is a video from one of the songs. youtu.be/pafc83eXrv0

The older you get the more the world you knew disappears and is replaced with something else. It is inevitable. Yesterday in the rain driving to the repair shop I took a deep breath and reminded myself of that.

Here is a new song that kind of relates. youtu.be/amv1xuOYDZg

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