Voice of the Spirit

Writing Update

I’m honored and very excited to let you know that I now have three articles published online, one of which is a feature article.

“Chickenfoot Revives Rock ‘n’ Roll” can be found at http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/106286

"Chickenfoot: Self-Titled CD Review" can be found at http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/106957

and “Chickenfoot Review and Photos” can be found at http://www.fortcollinslife-times.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=2297

I’m working on sending articles to various magazines online and in print and will keep you posted as to my progress there.

As for my book, “Wings of Rock,” I continue to send queries to agents. The right one will come along when it’s meant to be. In the meantime, I am revising the text a-gain for probably the seven-hundredth time. It's a labor of love though.

Thank you for all your support. And thank you to all of you who have left comments here on my blog! Keep them coming!

Ch-Ch-Chickenfoot CD Review

 

Recently released June 5, 2009! Click on CD cover above to purchase, or go to www.chickenfoot.us/ to download the MP3 version.

Track listing:

Avenida Revolution

Soap on a Rope

Sexy Little Thing

Oh Yeah

Runnin’ Out

Get It Up

Down the Drain

My Kinda Girl

Learning to Fall

Turnin’ Left

Future in the Past

Bitten by the Wolf (bonus on vinyl version)

Produced by Chickenfoot and Andy Johns

Distributed by Redline Entertainment, Inc.

Joe Satriani: Guitar

Sammy Hagar: Lead vocals

Chad Smith: Drums

Michael Anthony: Bass

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After seeing Chickenfoot live in San Francisco, I was truly wounded. In a good way. In a fantastic way. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it was nowhere near the caliper of what I saw that night. I wrote a review of the show, so I won’t repeat it here. Check out my post of 5-20-09 if you’re interested.

As for the album, the packaging is already hot! Available in both vinyl and CD versions, the cover is printed with heat-sensitive ink that reacts to the touch causing the picture to appear or fade.

Inside is some of the best rock music I have ever heard.

Sammy was quoted as saying that Chickenfoot sounded a lot like early Zeppelin (a comment which quickly earned him a lot of heat.) But after hearing this album, I have to agree that Chickenfoot’s music is just as powerful as Zeppelin. Besides the combined talents of Joe, Sammy, Chad and Michael, the surprising changes in these songs are but one element that makes them exciting and memorable. Just when you think you know where the song is taking you, it changes and lights up into something completely different. It’s a pleasure to listen to, an honor, really.

Pearls from Horses

My intention for starting this blog and writing my book is to get people thinking “outside the box,” as the saying goes.

I see so many people pining for meaning in their lives and yet surrendering to mediocrity, often because they don’t know where to look for answers.

The more I walk in the direction this journey takes me, the more I hear stories from those who, like me, have had a mystical experience or some sort of spiritual growth, resulting from a highly unlikely situation. This fuels my belief that there is more than one pathway to God.

Meet my friend Kris. Unable to relate to the religion in which she was raised, Kris discovered her truths in Shamanism. Shamanism is an ancient healing tradition used by Native American tribes. It’s a means for entering the world of spirit and putting us in touch with what is real. She recommends these books to me. I order them online:

           

Kris and I met at a writer’s convention. While chatting, we discovered that we had both written books about the mystical realm. Was it coincidence? Not a chance. I no longer believe in coincidence.