At the moment, my hands-down favorite song is YIPPEE KI YAY, which is a hard-drivin’ sound explosion about living a more selfless life, giving more, loving more, and finding peace by putting the spotlight on others instead of yourself. In spite of the peaceful message in this song, the name of the song and the …
My song, Who Am I, is a very personal song that tells the story about my inward journey to enlightenment. In the song, I reveal what it is like to sit down and meditate for the first time and how the mind revolts when you try to tame that mischievous little monkey. In the song, …
The year was 1964. It was a late summer afternoon and there I was at the Plaza Theater, third row back sitting smack in the middle. This day was special. Very special. It was the debut of The Beatles new movie, A Hard Day’s Night. I was flanked by two good friends who also loved …
I wrote my song The G.O.P. to introduce myself (The Guru of Peace) to the world and to invite everyone on this planet to join my Hang Loose Peace Movement. In the song, the two lines, “Love is my game, peace is my train. Climb aboard now, say goodbye to your pain,” sum up who …
Throughout my life, I have often noticed that many people view themselves as being somewhat less than amazing. Often times, some folks don’t seem to even like who they are. But in reality, we are all children of God and we are all the same, just unique in the way we look. In other words, …
When I was 15, after school I frequently walked with a few of my buddies to Bud’s Pool Hall to smoke cigarettes, shoot a few games of pool, play the pinball machines, and see what kind of trouble we could get into. On this particular day, as we neared the pool hall, we walked past …
To me, “hang loose” means to “let go.” More specifically, to let go of everything you are holding onto in life. This includes letting go of your “self,” people, places, titles, material possessions, trophies, ego trips, false beliefs, dogmas, diplomas, desires, addictions, and superstitions. Once you let go (your own mind is doing all the …
One of my favorite songs is FREEDOM, which was originally inspired by “Moon Doggie,” (Alex Girado, our Marketing Director). I was in an early morning meeting going over new song ideas with the “Magic Man” (Josh Varnadore, our Creative Director). The Magic Man is really our “Music Man” because he is a professional musician and …
I love people. All people. People fascinate me. I can sit on the beach all day and just watch people. I often like to sit with my beautiful wife, Beth (Mrs. Hippie), on our boat dock and wave at people going by in their boats and yachts of all sizes. I love it. As a …
