Have been listening to this artist since Art of Tea was released, (70's), ooppss telling my age. I never tire of hearing Micheal, he's gotten me through breakups, new beginnings and lifes other ups and downs. Michael is Phenominal. One complaint, has he said all he has to say??? Eagerly awaited his last release "Rendevous in Rio", Totally underwhelmed, just sounded like more of the same, and n...
http://michaelfranks.com/Check out the website for a great journal/blog about what's been going on in this fellow's life.Here's some of his music at last.fm:http://www.last.fm/music/Michael+FranksAnd here's the Daily OM Music review of the album.May 1, 2007Sleeping GypsyMichael Franks 1977"Born in La Jolla, California, Michael Franks became one of America's most popular smooth-jazz vocalists by...
About five or six years ago I was working in Belgium. I used to fly out from Leeds/Bradford every Monday morning. When we landed in Brussels, as the plane was taxiing, the flight attendants would put on a cd of easy listening type music. One particular song caught my attention. It had lyrics along the lines “love lives around the corner from the fountain of youth”. I heard this nearly every Mo
My wife Rachel had a strange hankering in 2000 for eggplant in every dish. I think it was the en vogue dish ingredient of the time. I was so inspired by her love that I anthropomorphized her as an eggplant. Her name is Eggplant Rachel. She's made a lot of appearances in my pictures. As well as a cast of friends that I've made up for her. Rachel finds it cute and sweet. I'm posting the only
Big shout out to our hiatus-bound bro Joxley! Let me explain...Ya'll know Chris Elliot. The wretched plow driver (along with Iggy Pop!) in "Snow Day". The basement dwelling weirdo brother-in-law Peter on "Everyone Loves Raymond". Not to mention his lone star vehicle film "Cabin Boy" (never seen it? c'mon, how can you resist Letterman's solitary film cameo - as a ruffed up sailor selling sock m...
http://michaelfranks.com/Check out the website for a great journal/blog about what's been going on in this fellow's life.Here's some of his music at last.fm:http://www.last.fm/music/Michael+FranksAnd here's the Daily OM Music review of the album.May 1, 2007Sleeping GypsyMichael Franks 1977"Born in La Jolla, California, Michael Franks became one of America's most popular smooth-jazz vocalists by...
About five or six years ago I was working in Belgium. I used to fly out from Leeds/Bradford every Monday morning. When we landed in Brussels, as the plane was taxiing, the flight attendants would put on a cd of easy listening type music. One particular song caught my attention. It had lyrics along the lines “love lives around the corner from the fountain of youth”. I heard this nearly every Mo