This weekend, I finally bought the painting shown above that I've been coveting for 2 years. This incredible Chicago artist Jeff Zimmerman did a series called VEHICLES and this is one of the paintings from that series. All of the VEHICLE paintings are amazing but the ice cream trucks in particular, blew me away.

These images are so iconic to Chicago and to living in the city, that I knew I would always be reminded of those summer nights when the ice cream truck putters onto your street blasting some inane song that gets stuck in your head until you want to pull your hair out.
Good times.


You can read more about his Vehicles here:
Vehicle
For more about Jeff go here:
Jeff Zimmerman

I'm also waiting for my birthday present to be framed. Check out what Steve got me for my birthday:

Limited edition Serigraph signed by R Crumb
"DALE STEINBERGER: THE JEWISH COWGIRL"



Could not be more relevant.

until later-

On June 8th the faculty at The Paul Green School of Rock is playing a benefit for the kids who are going to Philadelphia for the big School of Rock festival. We're trying to raise money to rent the bus etc. The set list is strange, as all of us come from different backgrounds and had our own ideas about song choices. But nonetheless, it should be an entertaining show.
The one song I'm excited about is Prince's "Let's Go Crazy". I'm playing keys on that and I've been having a blast learning it. I went to YouTube and spent some time watching Prince videos for inspiration. This one is great since it includes scenes of "Purple Rain".
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YLHLLIu4uo0

I'm singing David Bowie's "Rock N Roll Suicide" (which was my choice). I definitely wanted to do a Bowie song and this one felt right. This is an unbelievable live version of it that really conveys Bowie at his height in 1973. I can't even express how much I love David Bowie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaN2khHjtdw

I'm also excited because we're doing one of my original songs, "On The Run". That song has never been played out live before!

I think we're playing "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent. I actually like that song!! The Nuge rocks!



okay..no more hints at this point.

Come to the show.
http://www.subt.net/
SUN 6/8/2008
DOORS @ 4:00 PM | SHOW @ 5:00 PM | ALL AGES
TICKETS: $20.00
PAUL GREEN'S SCHOOL OF ROCK PRESENTS:
ROCK THE BUS
A FUNDRAISER FOR THE PAUL GREEN SCHOOL OF ROCK!!

A new show on CBS called Moonlight used my song "Say About Me". It aired on Friday May 2nd. I wasn't home to watch it, but checked it out online. It's about a private investigator who's a vampire.

Other song placements lately are:
A composition I scored for a Windex Commercial. Haven't seen the spot yet but waiting to get it so I can post it here.

An instrumental of mine is being used in the new Cubs radio campaign. I'll try to get it so I can post it here too.