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<h4>I am so honored and excited to have THREE OF MY SONGS independently ranked in the top 15 of songs on the new TEAM Top 100 Indie Artist music ranking!!</h4>
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          <div class="message"><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I recently had the pleasure of listening to Alison Levine discuss her amazing adventures climbing Mount Everest (not to mention the tallest peaks on all of the other continents!) What an inspiring and humbling story of human endurance and potential…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/7317319/from-summit-to-studio-parallels-between-climbing-everest-and-the-songwriter-s-journey">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>The lead vocalist and guitar player from this band, which really blew up in the early 80’s (and then soon after disbanded), went on to become a favorite solo artist of mine.</p><p>There are many things about his playing, singing,…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/7317318/which-classic-rock-artist-inspired-a-rocking-song-about-a-beloved-president-from-a-humble-background">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>It struck me today that the energy and feeling that comes with writing a new song feels a lot like falling in love: floating on a cloud of hope and wonder, inspired by creative surges, feeling like life is so</strong>…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/7317317/writing-a-new-song-is-like-falling-in-love-all-over-again">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Early on in the pandemic, I found myself binging movies (and I know I wasn’t the only one)</strong>.</p><p>I was particularly drawn to the countless flicks starring Liam Neeson kicking ass, hunting down his missing daughter, or getting back…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/7317316/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-a-kick-ass-action-star-zz-top-and-the-king-of-the-jungle">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>It took me over two years, chipping away a little at a time, to get this video completed, but, yes, I kept the dream alive.</p><p>I hope you find a little inspiration in this video and funky little rock instrumental…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/7317310/keeping-the-dream-alive-video">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>My philosophy when it comes to my music, as well as other areas of my life, is to strive for continuous improvement. Just try and be a bit better today than you were yesterday, and you’ll keep moving forward.</p>
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          <div class="message"><p></p><p>Much thanks to my cousin, writer Patrick Walsh, for his article, “<a href="http://mediaintercept.blogspot.com/2014/07/doing-math-review-of-keeping-dream.html" target="_blank"><u>Doing the Math: A Review of Keeping the Dream Alive</u></a>“.</p><p>Patrick is an accomplished writer, having authored <i>Spaceflight: A Historical Encyclopedia</i> (2010) and <i>Echoes Among the Stars</i>…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/7317292/a-review-of-keeping-the-dream-alive">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p></p><p><i>“How do you come up with the ideas for your songs?”</i></p><p><i>People often enjoy hearing the origination of a song idea. What are the lyrics about? How did you write the melody? Which came first?</i></p><p><i>Here’s the story behind the</i>…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/7317289/the-story-behind-lotto-dust-in-memory-of-wpdh-dj-mark-cooper">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Much thanks to “Dignity01” for a great review of Keeping the Dream Alive on Amazon.com (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Dream-Alive-K-Walsh/dp/B00KS3FY6Y/" target="_blank"><u>click here</u></a> and scroll down to check it out).</p><p></p><p>Here’s a few highlights:</p><ul>
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