Adventures and Travels

Ferry Fears

February 18, 2011

I woke up nauseas. Today, I’m going to Block Island for a day excursion, telling “Tales for Peace” to the school kids at the library. The last time I went out to the Island was September a year and a half ago, and the seas were rough. I felt crappy the whole way there, and [...]

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Toy Fair Fun

February 16, 2011

Toy Fair was a trip. What can you expect when there are thousands (yes, thousands) of manufacturers of toys all striving to get the attention of toy store owners? A Barbie Museum Random Jugglers and Jesters Floating sharks Flying cards Giggles of kids laughter over the soundsystem Lots and lots of tired New Yorkers… Highlights [...]

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Bustling to Toy Fair…

February 14, 2011

I’m heading south from the frigid clime of Providence to that great city of New York. Riding with Peter Pan, which is a combination of a lovely image and a little bit twee… On the bus these days they have everything a road warrior could want (except a bar car) — wifi and seat belts. [...]

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Touring and other disasters

October 15, 2010

With two new albums to promote, my (very very small) publisher has put me on tour to promote “It was a dark and stormy night…” and “A Holiday Present!” Mostly it’s a Rhode-Island tour, but we’re getting down to NYC next week. It’s been interesting this time around. The retail climate has changed dramatically. A [...]

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Mothing About (conclusion)

June 20, 2010

By the time the lights went down, the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe was packed to the rafters with 350 listeners and aspiring “tellers.” In post Station Nightclub Fire Rhode Island, they never would have been allowed to put even half that number into the space. Forty people had signed up to tell. Only ten would [...]

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Mothing About (part 2)

June 19, 2010

My evening at The Moth’s open mic story slam was supposed to be to be a career-making move. It was an opportunity to share my work, tell my story, and promote my forthcoming album at a nationally known venue. Was it going to pay off?

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Mothing About (part 1)

June 17, 2010

Yesterday, my friend Jim Stahl and I were talking about going sailing, and Jim mentioned he might be going to The Moth in New York instead. We’d already talkwed about my snootyness around telling “true life” stories, but as soon as I saw the theme, I started to make my plans to go. Jim, on [...]

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