• The NEW CD The Selfish Giant, and show reviews!
• The Wintry Guest at RhinoFest, new songs, Feb 7
• Valentine's Concert for Edgar's Place, Feb 14
• St. Pat's Kick-off, Songs of a Catholic Childhood, Chief O'Neill's Pub, Mar 5
• Homeward Bound: New Jersey Mar 20-21
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A Note from Michael

  Once upon a time, little children, before doing a show I would say to myself: boy, wait'll this audience gets to hear what I have to offer! Then for a while I'd be like: oh maybe I don't know what I'm doing and maybe it's really showing that I don't, and showing right now! Then I'd go, what do I have to change? Maybe I need to be more like him, or them or whatever. That would lead to: I'm not gonna change a thing, in fact I'm gonna be more off the wall than I've ever been! And finally the circle would complete with, wait'll this audience...etc. Over and over. (And this might all go on in the first song!) Yes, children, in the wrong light, what one does artistically can look really dorky to oneself. "Dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky". (William Kotzwinkle).

    Well, tonight (on Facebook) my friend Al Power sent out this beautiful photo of the shore of a stormy Lake Michigan, and Al quoted a couple of lines from my song Rondi's Birthday. From what I gather Al's quite a bright star in his field, got some books out, and folks, I'd like to tell you that Dr. Al curtailed that mind game for me, this cold and windy evening, pretty good. Simply because: the one made him think of the other. So check it out, It's beautiful. Oh I already said that. Wait'll you see it…

    Meanwhile this month, Selfish Giant rolls on, having a wonderful time, wish you were here.

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February and March Concerts