It was great to see so many friends in California! Thanks to everyone!
Enjoyed watching the whales off the coast of Long Beach, just before the concert. The grey whale did a beautiful dive, but the shutter on the camera just missed it. Fill in with imagination. The theater where I played that night is just on the coast, so we sailed by it.
Victor, Leo, Raughi & Muriel at parents house after show
We kicked off the holiday season with my annual hometown concert. Greetings here from Leo and Raughi of Tierra Negra, Victor Wooten, and me.
Fawn listens to lullaby
I sat on my front step and played lullabies to this little fawn who sat down in the grass to listen. Here is also a video of a Fawn & Hummingbird in my garden greeting each other.
I’ve Jamming at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society convention was great fun as always. 
Our friend and great guitarist Pete Huttlinger is recovering from a major operation and is on the waiting list for a heart transplant. Here is info on the new Benefit CD just released! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quE-tvQQ5VI
A dear friend, Velzoe Brown, passed away at age 101. I wrote “Velzoe’s Garden” for her. It appears on the Wildcat CD and the sheet music is also published in the current issue of Acoustic Guitar Japan. This week from my garden in Nashville I filmed Velzoe’s Garden
Velzoe Brown jamming with friends. Photo by Carlton Roos
Velzoe Brown at her home. Photo by Carlton Roos
Velzoe Brown, photo by Carlton Roos
Harp Guitar Under the Stars - Muriel Anderson and John Doan. Listen.
The the front cover artwork is a painting I made based on a photo that Deirdra Doan took of John and Myself. Then Deirdra modified the painting with some of Van Gogh’s original to create our CD cover. You took can see the process here
. Below is my original artwork I painted in acrylics when I was on vacation in Montauk Long Island.
Italy concert review: http://italia.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=5775
