Busking by USA Rail Pass: Kicking bass for myself on a bridge in Nashville
I did it! I busked in Nashville despite many naysayers! It was too cold, however… Here’s a link to the short video… https://youtube.com/shorts/EDyUxlWrkoA?si=Mej8GtXg4kYGlLP6
Busking by USA Rail Pass: Randos try to fix my dead amp in NYC
I am #busking across America by #Amtrak with my USA rail pass. Here’s what happened on my second day in New York City when I got all my gear from Brooklyn to Washington Square, only to find that my Boss Street Cube amp would not take power from the battery pack. Also, my Casio CT-S1...
Busking by USA Rail Pass: Dancing Bees Surrounded Me in Manhattan!
I have peaked in my #busking tour of America by rail! It’s all downhill from here… (Just joking, I’m just getting started). Thanks to NYC resident and friend John Foley for invaluable filming and spontaneous NYC moral and tour support! https://youtu.be/F5zeOTe2yPk?si=3F0sK3N5A3PGqNL- But perhaps you are wondering how these bees came to join my traveling show? It turns out...
Busking by USA Rail Pass: How I Handled a Belligerent Wino in Chicago
https://youtu.be/psf7KjiAaWU My train from Chicago to New York City was rescheduled a day later due to mudslides, so I ended up having two days of busking in Chicago. I checked a bag for 24 hours in the Chicago Union Station, and booked a hotel online. I wrangled a slightly early check in and then headed...
Busking by USA Rail Pass: Oakland to Los Angeles to Albuquerque
When a fellow student at Open Studio commented that I could stop by her place in Albuquerque on my way to the Midwest on the Southwest Chief, I phoned 1-800-USA-RAIL and changed my reservation to allow a 24-hour stopover at her place (Amtrak phone agents are extremely helpful and can help if you’re having trouble...
Busking across America with the USA Rail Pass: Life can change in an instant
I have a USA Rail Pass and I’m taking my piano and amp around the country! It’s not about making money, though that’s nice. It’s really about freedom. Giving the gift of music to the people. And making music on my terms. No complications, no band to manage, no tickets to sell, no shitty sound...
Does abundance make you more selfish or more generous?
One of the problems I have with Law of Attraction is that at times it seems to be a philosophy about living at the leading edge of individualism rather than collectivism. Viewing the world’s suffering as “contrast” is useful advice for detachment but can seem to point to extreme selfishness. I was outside sweeping the...
