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A Delicate Balance
It has been said that life when life hands you lemons make lemonade. I on the other hand believe that when life hands you lemons you should plant an orchard.
Life is a trip worth taking if you slow down long enough to enjoy it. So take a left turn every once and a while and go somewhere you've never been, do something you've never done and create a memory.



Music

               An accomplished singer, songwriter and musician drawing on influences from rock, blues, fusion, reggae, country and world music. Here are a few samples of my work

Vandley - with Wideload McKenna in studio 2004

Burnt Toast - Wideload McKenna- live at the Double Door Inn, Charlotte, NC

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Writings

The Desire to Be King   

8/26/2007

I, allegedly having been made in the image of God

Have more questions than I have answers.

I have spent more time, far more time, befuddled than understanding.

I asked not why am I here but moreover why am I not there, yea, not there,

Not even close after years of toil, years of battle, years of prayer, years of burying the dead.

How is it that I the highest form made by the Creator cannot escape nor throw off,

The shackle that has seemingly bound me permanently to my earthly self-destruction since there first was light.

Why can I not relieve the burning, the haunting, the desire to be King.

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Face to Face     

Out of sight, out of mind,
Out of rhythm, out of rhyme,
Wondering where I came from.

Like a fish on dry land
I flop round in the sand
Gasping for life in the sun.

Naked in the mirror, trying to find out who I am,
Standing on the corner, living my life by the gram.

Seems like I’ve reached the end
Of the road I called friend
Looks like I’ve played myself again.

Naked in the mirror, trying to find out who I am,
Standing on the corner, dreaming dreams and making plans

There ain’t no one to blame,

As my fifteen of fame
Vanishes into thin air.
In one moment of bliss
I created this mess
So now I stand here and stare.

Naked in the mirror, trying to find out who I am,
Standing on the corner, living life the best I can.

Naked in the mirror, trying to find out who I am,
Standing on the corner and no one gives a damn.

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