People Lose Control

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

People lose control in many different ways. Some simmer for a lifetime, and some boil over immediately. The manifestation of their anger or discontentment can range from something as benign as a frown up to, and sadly, far beyond mere ...

In My Own Words...

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

"If you smile before the sun rises you've already seized the day for the better." "Not all of the bridges are short. Not all of the rivers are smooth. Not all of the winds are gentle. Not all of the ...

After A Long And Much Enjoyed Road Of Songwriting

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

After a long and much enjoyed road of songwriting I sit back in a shallow pool of pride and let my smile fade into pleasant memories of a deep and rewarding trek thru bountiful periods of creativity. Ponderings of various ...

The Spark Of An Idea Can Never Be Forced

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

The spark of an idea can never be forced into existence. The kindling is something you have to simply acknowledge either lightly or with determination until some force within or without causes it to ignite. You can think long and ...

In A Perfect World The Balance Between

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

In a perfect world the balance between ‘state-of-the art’ and ‘seat-of-the-pants’ is the fertile humus from which endless ideas vigorously sprout forth into existence. Unfortunately we are all ‘live’ and ‘on-the-hi-wire-without-a- net’ most of the time. The scale with its ...

A Friend Of Mine Wants To

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

A friend of mine wants to build a studio. Many artists have recording studios these days so I cheer him on in the endeavor and hope it works out. I’m giving him advice on a few things but for the ...

My Hands

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

My hands seem to be telling me how old my body is more than any of my other parts. I’m doing my own hand-drawn graphics and artwork for a new album cover and have to take considerable time for the ...

When I First Met You

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

When I first met you I had no idea how much you would come to mean to me. We shared a simple hello without fanfare or fireworks of any kind. I continued on thru my day and let the moment ...

2-10-2010 (Where's Kim? Where's Laelah?)

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

2-10-2010 This is for my youngest Grand-daughter, Laelah Villarreal. The Driscoll Children’s Health Plan says it’s time for your check-up. I also see where they have no record of your previous check-up. Wherever you are I hope you are getting ...

At The fringe Of My Imagination (Pt. XI)

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

At the fringe of my imagination planet Earth careens along its orbit. Billions of lives forge ahead in the struggle to exist. As numerous as they are, they still amount to far less than a single grain of sand in ...

I saw the numbers about the decline of blogging.

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

I saw the numbers about the decline of blogging. Oh well, the world’s attention span for such things can never remain the same in my opinion. It was exciting to set up a couple of pages on myspace.com as well ...

Wouldn't You Know It?

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Wouldn’t you know it? I finish ten new songs and my mind still can’t rest. After all these years I should know me better than that. (Yep, I’m laughing at myself right now! It always feels good to be able ...