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August 4, 2026August 5, 2026

🎙️Songs From the Bathroom #14

🎧 Covers From The Smashing Pumpkins

In the early 90s, there was a small little place on the north side of Atlanta called Triclops Sound Studios. Most of us locals had no idea what was happening there until years later.

From December of 1992 through March of 1993, Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins were there recording what would become the Siamese Dream record.

March of 1993 was also when the great blizzard hit the eastern United States. The band ended up snowed in at the studio for days as Atlanta pretty much shut down.

I drove by that studio many times and never had a clue what was happening inside. Honestly, I didn’t even know the place existed.

Courtney Love and Hole also recorded their Live Through This record there, and during that same time, Kurt Cobain was doing secret sessions at the studio. Other bands like Kansas and Matchbox 20 also made records at Triclops.

Today, the building is just an office space and a memory, but the music that was created there still lives on.

Here are two songs from the Siamese Dream record… “Today” and “Mayonaise.”

These are just practice recordings. This is the first time I’ve played “Today” since around 1998 or 1999 and “Mayonaise” is a special song to me. It’s beautiful and one of my all-time favorites.

From 2oO0 to 2oO6, when I was with “The Pond,” I performed it often. But I haven’t played either of these songs in years. So I was just having fun with them, revisiting some old favorites, and experimenting.

Thanks for listening.

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Today

Mayonaise

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August 3, 2026August 6, 2026

My Favorite Quotes

My own quotes are the best… not to brag.

What is your favorite quote?

“Cheese is the yuminess.”

— Me, just now.

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July 29, 2026August 3, 2026

Two Tears

I awoke at midnight…
no one to tell.

Then thoughts found feelings…
as my conscience dwelled.

There deep in my eyes…
two tears did swell.

Songs From the Bathroom – Fuel Hemorrhage

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July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

Human Jukebox e̷d̷i̷t̷e̷d̷

What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever?

Umm… all of them? 🤷‍♂️

Being a musician that has specialized in covers from many different genres for more than 40 years now, it’s hard for me to give you just one. Most days I wake up with a different song on my lips and in my heart. Throughout the day, more lyrics come to me. I’m like a human jukebox with thousands of songs memorized.

I’m the same way with books, poems, and literature. I’ve memorized so much over the years. For example, when I first read Julius Caesar by Shakespeare as a teenager, I memorized the parts I really liked. In 7th grade, I auditioned for All-State Chorus and had to sing a solo. I chose the song version of Thomas Ford’s poem, There Is a Lady Sweet and Kind.

The Bible is no different for me. I have many chapters memorized in several translations. Psalm 91, for example, I know in three different translations and recite almost every day.

The reason I mention all this is because, to me, songs and lyrics are just like reading a book. You often hear writers and others talk about how important reading is. Well, I think songs are the same. They tell stories, they make you feel, they paint pictures with words, and I believe they can even help you become a better writer.

I’m constantly walking through lyrics, poems, Scripture, and literature in my mind. It’s always changing, always flowing. I’ve always been like this.

But I don’t want to send you away empty handed, so here’s some lyrics I’ve been thinking about some today… Jackson Browne, In the Shape of a Heart. I’ll probably cover this one soon.

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People speak of love, don’t know what they’re thinking of
Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
Speak in terms of belief and belonging
Try to fit some word/name to their longing

People speak of love, don’t know what they’re thinking of
Reach out to each other through the push and shove
Speak in terms of a life and the learning
Try to think of a word for the burning

People speak of love, don’t know what they’re thinking of
Wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
Speak in terms of a life and the living
Try to find the word for forgiving

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July 25, 2026July 25, 2026

Love is a Chimney r̷e̷v̷i̷s̷e̷d̷³

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Love is a chimney,
still on earth.

in toil and cry,
we are birthed.

the cradles they rot.

mom and dad
they died.

Love is a chimney.
still reaching for sky.

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In The Pines – Songs From the Bathroom

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July 24, 2026July 28, 2026

Outlaw Roots — The Hank Jr. Legacy (Week 25)

🎧 I’m Just a Man • The Blues Medley

I once knew an old man… he was a total jerk… so mean and hateful and bitter. His words were like vomit.

The first time I was alone with him, I tried to reach out with a kind conversation. To break the silence, I said, “It sure is a beautiful day.”

Then, for about ten seconds… you could hear paint drying.

As he slowly turned and looked at me in utter disgust, he said, “You’re Captain F#ckin’ Obvious, aren’t ya?”

Honestly, I wasn’t offended. Instead, I let go of the biggest smile.

Over time, he and I became friends. We wore each other down… haha.

The more I was around him, the more he slowly got better. I did things for him like running errands, doing his shopping, and helping him with different things. And whenever he was a dick to me… which was often… I just fired off smile after smile like bullets at him.

As things got lighter, I began to witness another side of him. The walls started to come down. He opened up some. He would sometimes share words of wisdom with me.

Turns out he was well-read, had been to college, had earned degrees, and loved great literature and writing.

He once told me, “If you have a foot in yesterday and a foot in tomorrow, then you’re pissing all over today.”

He died alone… no wife… no family and very few friends… I’m determined to get better the older I get… not stay the same or get worse… the thought of ending like that scares the hell out of me.

And what are great words really? If not applicable.

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I have two great songs for you today… I’m Just a Man and The Blues Medley featuring John Lee Hooker and Ray Charles along with Hank. The three of them together on this Delta blues number is something special.

And I’m Just a Man is kind of the mood I’m in today… because some things make me feel sad. I feel like I could cry… but feeling you next to me? Ahh… that makes me feel alright.

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July 23, 2026August 3, 2026

Did President Trump Give My Mama COVID? 😳🇺🇸

Yesterday, President Trump was here in the Atlanta area. As I watched him on TV, it reminded me of a story my mama told me about how she ended up with COVID.

My mother is good friends with a lady and her husband. The husband is an attorney, and one of his close friends serves on President Trump’s legal team.

When Trump came down with COVID back in 2o2O, the attorney on his team got it. He then passed it to my mama’s friend… and my mama caught it from him.

So around our house we’ve always joked that President Trump gave my sweet mama the COVID…

because apparently… he did. 😳🇺🇸💁‍♂️

But it’s okay… stranger things have happened.

Featured image credit Alamy

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July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

Social Distortion — Hidden Gems from the B-Side (Week 34) 🖤

🎧 When the Angels Sing • Through These Eyes

What do you do when something feels amiss but it could be a hit? Idk… let’s just stick to the music. 🎯

So these next two songs carry many past moments for me… memories? Oh, I got them.

Through These Eyes is super special to me… more so than any other song I know. It became so real to me in 2oO6, right around the time I first heard it and learned it on guitar… It began to come true in my life.

Today it is like my testimony song, pretty much all the lyrics but especially the line…

“Through these eyes I’ve looked the devil in the face and I’ve seen God’s Holy Grace.”

I never thought I’d be able to relate literally to words like that in a song. To me, it hits like no other. It’s personal, and just so happens… it rocks. 🪨

When the Angels Sing was a fun one to sit around and learn. I used to play it with just power5 chords. Most songs from back in the day, I just listened to them and started playing them how I heard it.

But this entire record is just fire. 🔥
WHITE LIGHT, WHITE HEAT, WHITE TRASH from September of ’96.

Thank you for listening.

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