The other night, my brother John stopped by to lend bass support to the budding musical project that my wife Stef and I have undertaken - Birds Anonymous. We hashed out a couple tunes from “1/2″, namely, “Butterfly Knife” and “Running Through the Woods”. I have to say that, thus far, it has been a breath of fresh air to approach these songs with a new arrangement and perspective. It’s been quite some time since I’ve performed my own material within the context of a trio - or a band at all, for that matter! For the past several years, the performances that I’ve made have been solo vox with guitar. For one who is given to fleshing things out, this has been quite an exercise in anxiety. By that token, I’d just like to send a note of thanks out to John and Stef for helping me to remember that no man is an island - least of all, a musician.