Chuck Perrin

These last few years, I find myself regularly waking up at dawn, and the first feeling that seeps into my consciousness is a flush of anticipation. I like to get up, momentarily at least, and look East out the window to catch the maiden sun’s rays as they lick and slant, coloring the cobalt sky.… [ read more ]

Tenor saxophone phenom Hollis Gentry was born on this day in 1954. He was a charismatic performer who could light up your ears with beautiful cascading saccades of notes. When he died in 2006, I wrote this tribute: troubled soul even tho music chose him pulled him out of the massive pack & set up… [ read more ]

I woke up to find myself driving fast down a winding mountain road. It must be dawn, or close to it; a half light hovers, glowing fluorescent thru green neon-ish haze. What kind of car is this? It doesn’t have a gas pedal. O o o o o h, I’m taking these turns way too… [ read more ]