John Bernstein

A few brief thoughts from Mary Oliver on the idea of loving the mystery...

"That best portion of a man's life: his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love." ~ William Wordsworth

JTE fans in Chicago: April 16. Old Town School of Folk Music. Should be a special one!

New. Roxanne. Started this on Friday while hunkering down from the storm at home. More art and music at dshojinakamoto.com

Poems for Lent (Day 28)

Emma Swift - "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" Live at Layman Drug... youtu.be/gt9_VvLK_bU?si… via @YouTube

Soloing on “Timelessness,” by Bheki Mseleku (arr. Chris Crenshaw), from last night’s concert with the @jazzdotorg Orchestra at Tokyo International Forum Hall

"There's no point in going back to yesterday, because yesterday I was someone else." —Lewis Carroll

Van Morrison performing Into the Mystic live in the 70s is proof that real music never dies. It’s warm, timeless, spiritual, and somehow still better than most of what came after it.

A word to eternally treasure...

"Each new friend we gain throughout life improves and enriches us, not so much by what they give us, but by what they reveal to us about ourselves." Miguel Unamuno Mostafa Keyhani

New. Untitled #8. Another revision of a '23 work. More art and music at dshojinakamoto.com

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou

@jonbern pastemagazine.com/music/justin-t…

My biography of Justin Townes Earle is out today! You can pick it up wherever you buy books!

Rodney Crowell - "It Ain't Over Yet (feat. Rosanne Cash & John Paul Whit... youtu.be/EFrpzPR6TLY?si… via @YouTube