Me, I’m the one in this video. It was shot at the Wild Buffalo House of Music in Bellingham. The middle instrumental section was edited out due to length.
A Day in the Light
The Beatles. As a child (and occasionally still) I had (have) reoccuring dreams of meeting the Beatles in Liverpool and being asked to be a part of the band... the dreams were always in black and white, very "Hard Day's Night-ish" if you know what I mean, so I've always thought of myself as the 6th Beatle (after George Martin, of course). Johnny Cash, Hank Williams ( Hank III, too), Roger Miller, John Hiatt, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn, Bruce Springsteen, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson (and Waylon), Junior Brown, The Band, The Kinks, Buck Owens (and Dwight, of course), Doc Watson, the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers), Woody Guthrie, Louis Armstrong, Louie Prima and Phil Harris (for their work in the original "Jungle Book" movie), The Ramones, The Heats (remember them, Seattle?), The Romantics, Third World (listen to "1865"), The Doors, The Whistle Pigs, Queen, Rush, Jethro Tull, Reverend Billy and his Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, Dan Pellegrini, Jorge Rivera (my favorite Cuban percussionist and vocalist), Pat Moss, Brett Smith, Bill Bilyeau (I will never forget gigging with you; you were a generous, kind man and an incredible musician- RIP), Fran Birdsong, Christopher Hobbs, Zane and So Damn Insane, Frank Johnson (and his brother Orville...), Pat Martin, Sam Allbright, and especially, lately, Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs (Frank, Justin, and Travis).
I play mostly acoustic guitar (for fighting tyranny, of course), a bit of mandolin, ukelele, harmonica, and am learning some lap steel and mountain dulcimer. I write a lot of politically informed songs centered on issues like peace (and war), greed, consumerism, the environment, animal (and human) rights, etc. I think some of my songs are kinda funny, too- kind of like Roger Miller, Steve Earle, and Hank fighting over that last slug of codeine cough syrup. You can find me at singer/songwriter showcase-type events, busking at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, and open-miking around Bellingham, WA. I have a home recorded 5 song demo out now, and an album in the (hopefully) near future of both older and newer songs I've been working on. I'm also co-mascot (they call me "Brother X") for Derby Liberation Front of Seattle's own Rat City Roller Girls. Oh, and if yer in the mood for a new tattoo, check out my other site: myspace.com/tattooliberationfront
Thanks for the support! I apologize for the impersonal cut-n-paste but time doesn't permit typing this 123 times. Support stickers will be going on sale Tuesday the 27th for $5. Show me your sticker at the rally and collect your first point toward winning grand prize! (whatever that might be)Thanks again for the add and I hope to see you in July. Quit washin it and ride it! Heroin
Everything's good. I'm trying to get a few other people on the label. I think I'll make the page itself today. I am a tad itchy actually. How's life over there? I got a nice new car that I'm pretty excited about.
Hey Mark, We enjoyed listening to your music very much. Yeah, we will be up North. We have a couple of festivals in your neck of the woods this Summer. Not sure how far away Amboy is from you but we are playing that. We will also be touring up to Idaho in early September not sure what we will do along the way but probably will pick up a few shows in Washington so hopefully we can connect out there somewhere.
it was nice seeing you all last night.hope you had fun and avoided the goofballs and what nots. things are eerily quiet on the western front these days and it's got me runnin scared... the thinkbots are plottin i can smell it, we all know what that spells, d o o m. place an ad in the nifty nickel, code word dirty debra harry
Hi Mark - well you sang so beautiful and from the heart ... and that video seemed to be driven by a muse .. it was pure fortune to be able to match up the videos seamlessly and find an awesome supply of Cathy's photos. It was magical, and I enjoy watching it over and over.
Hi Mark - Hearing and watching you sing "All I Want to Do is Dream" really stirred with passion and I know it was because Cathy was in the audience. You sang this with honest feeling and I was blown away by your beautiful voice and was inspired to make this video for you and Cathy. Now the whole world can enjoy it too! I must have already replayed it 100 times or so!
