Kraig's Korner Comments/Updates from Kraig hey webbers remember lowel george?he used to coment/ on all his records never. using; proper pronuncation. or spelling well he's gone nowso Iguess its myturn
Kraig blowing harp Olympic National Park 7/97

one foot in front one following anouther id folow you to the end bring me closer with every look are you nervous i might fall in all the ansers to all the yearning or maybe just a sample that taste perfect like chocolate spilled over bursting strawberry as i move i think of you i think the place you picked suits us fine anouther perfect day with and ending bringing us closer to the begining of all we need to comfort the hours that pass before us

smile tonight whisper to the wind before falling deep

k

spent a time or two hideing come around these days for some reason hanging with my self contemplateing all that passes with the future shortening for the hard ground below maybe its other side that is getting me ready a slow turn twards the inevetable unknown my belief in deed uncharted as these thought i carry in my head unclaimed as the love that lies in my bed so today a nother one to a mother and her son one to share and laugh as the years whill us senceless as needs lessin and our lives amout to the best we can do either alive with the age attached or dead with a number latched

be nice tonight muble somthing soft before you sleep

peace

k 2+2+20x2+1

a deep breath

atouch of the night

falling foward

with closed eyes

a simple thought

adeeper calm

a perfect union

one who belongs

far from now

close to the heart

a cool sigh

that breaths us in

wondering spirit

come closer now

to one whos learned

the anser is yes

you should have known

you allways knew

but now i own

a gentile reminder

im still alive

and all ive dreamed

still lives in life

sleep well agin

angles will come

show you the way

as the watercolors run

k

read an old line just a ways back nice o see you have your own payback measured in mnths measured in minutes usedto slave the demons that wait at the end of the call or the fireless night that digs in its hold until anouther season comes and goes still nice of yu to take the blame at least thing to say then silence for a while if we stay busy enough this will all turnto smoke and blow to the next county while hearts heal and prepare for anouther go

did in deep and try to miss the veins to avoid permanent damage bang on the glass while holding your breath there is air on the other side

peazzza

k

just in case you wanted to know im in a glass kids room at the vw dealership just 20 klicks outside omaha thats righ the big nebraska leaning on the breasts of iowa people walking by wondering who this guy with his calender lap top headset phone is doing next to mr potato just in case you care im camping out not quite held hostage but not exzactly free either 3 hours of sleep after a rocky ride then the knoking started couldnt be good and it wasnt but it ws more than luck that 3 exits from sure 3 wheel surfing lives the volkswagen elfs so now if i give them all my money they will let me go tomorrow mean time its desert conditions and a ravioli dinner with relatives just outside omaha ihear the humidy here is from sweating corn

illb e good please let me go

k

from nova scotia to colorado miles from the air then benith my wheeels not much sleep but so much to take in delayed flight and on time help a mixture of anxiety to total apreciation from rude threats to human love and unconditional passion i guess what im tring to say is this world is full up and its up to us to see what we need to fill us with love or hate for every chance lies a lesson every lesson anouther choice for now the humming birds are doing a good job keep ing me company as i recover with neem smoothies water rest sunshine river shade veiws of late day sun new songs .........

peace and quiet

k

very sleepy and its off again uncharted but then agian if i made it more simple where whould be the adventure not sure if i can make it not sure you should take it not responsible for my reaction just liveing should be enough satis faction dont think for a second take a minute to ponder that next thought then the summer wind will make more sence and growing up will surely convince you to amke a few changes just enought to blow yur hair back just long enought to feel cool about your self and the way you deal with every one else lite the flower settle into your pre motion and find the top of the mountain and maintain keep your distance keep the faith ill come running back when its too late to loney and to broken to peice together run strait into the welcoming booth and meet your needs next to the order you made so long ago live the dream and on top of the world your sure to find somthing you have missed embrace the scenery from far above as you realize the trip is over and you have been there for some time

blue and greeen is here well it has been here for a long time but now ived used it for a cd title and they are circulating some common circles with energy unditermined levels of expectations its been a long while and now its out of my gaurd living between the fingers and ears of the known and unknown i hope it works on you

then there is nashville near the woods but deffinately not in them talks and new friends comming up with plans and 5 years of future is all i ever wanted or all ive become or too good to be to be true ive allways said i beleive in the unknown can little worker ants evolve into queens can sad and lonlys turn into mighty mights see ya when you talk to me or hear ya when i see your real or realize that all we ever needed is all you have been right there at my lazor lips mr universe is reacting and doing his big job ms universe is smileing as it all passes by

pass the peace please

k

further and further now ill look down from way aboove time just misses till at last ill touch down watch anouther union and wish them well side tracked by a life that has and is rushing away with the tears of event some sad some unexplainable some just the wind as it tugs on my eye lids as i strian to see the path through uneven slits and blury waves soon ill be washing the wind sheild clean gathering my books and refilling my pens it off to the wild to observe anouther year fearing the down time that only alows the thoughts of where i fit in to be pondred and again un ansered i supose i could send it all to the creator put it in the hands of the maker and zombie through this passing until the unknown becomes the next step

but for now ill sail through and watch anouther sunset from abve then take to land on a night lit city to give my best to the new union of spirit wishing only fortune and compassion

k

there is a trail that leads me makes me speak and think only of one it feel like a place ive been to before like cloths ive had for years like the low hum that luls me to sleep so now i sail way past the needs of the day the pleasures i have invented the unreached expectations of the ones i say i love and allow the way the one and only way to bring me back to the one and only sad that i can feel sad glad that i can feel glad blue that i can feel blue true that i can feel you

peace ;'

k

just got off the river that spoils me so clear water running through me its hard for me to beleive i could spend a minute feeling alone against the hard moon beating on the crest there is a long distant awakeining witha power of its own burningits way east like a fire on the wind it will take strength to let it all unfold is this an echo im finnally hearing that was launched in the canyons strait from your soul some time ago or anouther dream ive created from the bits and peices i collect along the way time will tell me ive waited to long

masterpeace

k

dont ask meto fail dont question my path dont praise my ellusion of your dreams make what you can wiht all of your life and it helps to have me by yor side do the same for me and together as one we will live the lives of stars shinning above all that matters throwing our light until well after we burn out

mouthpeace k.k.

so many ofus waiting as the inevidability eats us like a cancer takes all we have just to make it through not even sure what all these plans have landed but some how in your arms in my dreams a cool breeze blows through the quiet night and the gentle stirr of hope arives on its crest now a deep breath and i remem ber what lives inside and maybe half way is the perfect place just the right amount learning to fully apreciate all that lies ahead thanks god we can touch and share this world humming with such vibrant partners please purswade me to stay make me feel wanted my gifts dont feel real without a heart to hold them longer than the road thats takes us to the end ill circle the earth then continue on but taking with me the peice of the stars ive collected from all of you along the way

kpeace

round anouther corner bu ti still dont understand how she looked so pretty but couldnt stick to the plan all iwanted was a cake walk not to become a saint next thing i know im burried 6 ft deep in the dirt of hate there is nothing quaint about this vision i keep deep in my mind but what im selling i got a feeling you cant live without so stop all the questions your wearing inside out

live with it k

the band is singing slightly out of tune

anouther day is at the end of some bad news

you never became what you had in mind

but you still rooted for me from behind

it must have been hard for you to watch me

burried in a croud so far below

so now i get the call that kevins gone

the guy who wrote that candy pantys song

dont know if ill ever live long enough

to be at peace when out time is up

i think of love and oportunity to embrace

i think of laughs and stories of the chase

i thank you for sharing a peice of your heart

that might have been easier to keep under gaurd

save a place for me when your settled in

ill be the one at the back door sofly knokin

just like the side enterance of those smokey clubs

a long time ago when we were on our way up

R I PEACE KEVIN M

so when the heart falls and the perfect match softens beneith with all the time it takes to fillthe need and receive it in return quiet unthinkable presence takes the place of restless searching

until then there is now a formal introduction to the ever talked about moment one to recon with or punch the clock for an unknown amount of duty that will result in an aged drum filled with regret and loss stop talking and look into your flow do you see anything worth shareing forever to wait is to waiste if the meantime is missing

peace is absurd

k

maybe its easier with just the lines leaving all the spacaes to be filled no connections necesary and opinions just that no distance to eliminate no touch to stimulate useless conections just a clear look strait as an arrow pointed twards an endless illusion painted by the creator not god the inventer of what is important from within learned from hits taken along the way

never thought understanding would have to be a pre requisite just floating above on a cloud reserved for dreamers no space no time no direction just the look that started the day your eyes opened and never stopped till the day you go

one more peace of the dream

k

shine your soul it aint quittin time any time soon just learned a great big lesson about using the cost to even out the decision i know you can afford to live inthose fat cat shoes cant wait to see them on the dance floor when your finna;;lly long gone ya getting some wear out them ive tuned out for a moment that turned into a while that makes me think slower than i used to seems like by the time im about to say somthing im beaten to it by my nervous guest and end up listening to whats next before we finished what was before ever happen to you im inclined to think it over between you and me and maybe come up with a prize some type of reward for all the reconing lulibies sure sound ncie across the skys the ones we like when today will turn tomorrow and i get to look into your eyes and you back into mine simple little love

I look at pictures

The ones that Ive saved

I still remember the ones ive thrown away

Im on my stairs

As the last of daylight waves

To yet another perfect Christmas day

I guess im lucky

Ive got all this time

To sit here and think

of all the time gone by

I don’t feel sorry

This sadness will fade

And tomorrow will be the end

To yet another perfect christams day

Of cource I remember

All that im missing

Ond wonder if this heart

Will ever stop drifting

Maybe its destiny that keeps me a stray

On yet another perfect Christmas day

The phone is not ringing

And its just as well

Don’t know what id say

No stories I have could tell

We all keep secrets

Mine are tucked away

With no one to share them

On yet another perfect Christmas day

Peace on earth

k

im glad you called

couldnt have been a better time

i was laying here thinking of two

and how nice it would be to talk to you

im on my way

allways somewhere else to go

its so nice to have you on the line

there is no where like this place on my mind

aloha how did i wind up here well al ittle help from my friends one being my sis falling asleed every night to the fresh sound of waves no smells no red tide havent seen any dead fish just lots and lots of water i think i am water ive heard were stars but im water rain mixed with sun nextt o water falls and rivers heading to the ocean pools hot tubs and bottled water for drinking my dilexia is really on a rool here street sighns look like a blur of moawa hoo tihiayho whahom maki mama so i pretty much just follow the tree line and try not to crash into anything thats not soft enough to curl up and sleep with my bro in law and i went to see derek trucks at a funky place with a great vibe man that guy can play i even danced well kind of a trace back and forth thing but once in awhile i think my hips grooved a little ive met so many nice people here so sweet about the little stuff we need a bit more of this everywhere well ive still got the night to owl through and most of you are tucked away dreaming of niceness so ill send all myself across these waters until we connect again

id love a peace

kpk

youd hide too with all that goese on tell me do you think traveling widens your veiw and gives you a better perspective on things maybe less jugemental or just plain tired without time to stop and share all you have consumed does it justbecome anouther yestarday that no one had time to hear about until the whole story is so long and complicated that you would have to write a book and make it a good one to tell your tale i guess thats why i write songs less words with lots of possable meanings and without a dought taken word for word and painting a very clear picture of what couldnt possable be

how about some clear explainations yestarday i woke up to birds singing a warm sun clear blue ski in a sleepy little town pulled on shorts and made a smoothy in between yard walks then off to the dentist for a bit of high speed on my way to the air port three seats to my self with a camping raft to rest on got a nice snack a sappy movie i cried a little then like magic im in the arms of colo cool eve with scattered snow and that see your breath kind of a night so how lucky can a guy in a day get

then there is love in love around love being loved lost lost in love long term love love ya love romantic love endless love brotherly love universal love

so if your real and your not afraid of the shadows behind the photo step into my arms and i promise the time that we share like the blink of an eye will live for an eternaty like seeds in our hearts that grow into souls forever reliving the oneness we shared

peace time

k

its becoming so predictable now the winds blowing abit of cold air and so the likely move is south but i have to say the winter snows in minturn gave me plenty to think about with old and new friends watchin the white snow fall against the black sky glowing orange from the unstopable street lights sharing old songs good food and a mixed bag of what we have become perhaps a bit mellower knowing that were no different than all the rest headingtwards the darkness minute by minute skin tires and wrinkles eyes creep deeper hands move slower with a little less acuacy smiles axcent the widening grooves across faltering faces but the heart remains not only amuned to its age but even strengthened by its wisdom and not as afraid to share the love thats been learned

peace it together

k k

if i were black laid across white would your opinion of me matter if i asked you not to think would it effect our friendship if i could challenge all your worlds would it make you r breakfast less satisfing if i called you my lover would you have a great day if asked you for no anser would you question my motive if i laid with you in grass high as the hills would it spell more than a rest if i gave you my word with the look of my eyes would you beleive me if i said i dint know would you think i was a lier if i said i needed you without speaking would ask me about my father if i held you the night would last until my breath was no longer needed and i could leave here happy

peace of

blue

no way to sleep if i think too hard it will never come there is somthing about the night a place that takes over when the next day comes without then comes the crash under lit skys paying for your rest now it time to question just enough of a wak to stir the brainwashed truths taken the oportunity to drift back to a time when you wernt so afraid to speak out wheres your balls lately hiding in your house smothered in tv not even realizing youve halfed your potential is the point to make it through safely continue on slowly rot as you call names behind closed doors blaming unknown streams of video for all the lack there of take a chance dive off the edge chances are the 10 second fall will bring more to your life then the last twenty years and who knows maybe youll survive then the begining of somthing to really talk about and maybe not so scared to buble out of your skin to be more than a walk down a nrrow hall with one window seat tell them how you feel with powerful love

peacecoc

k

k

see ya in nashville walkin the mile or two between the south and unreachable mix it up with some late nights something lit over and over wondering if it where im sleeping or where ive been or going to be what about the hole crawling closer and closer come closer come closer come closer tooo close

k

i heard you could sing

and saw what you see

ive lived what you love

and been where youll be

i know yu can dance

and it makes me feel

nows our last chance

to make it all real

to be cont... happy birthday to you tooo

k

allright i admit im still thinking and i still drift off when the night settles in roomfor two i guess my as well in case more show up until then ill be stuck between the se tracks knowing the magic im looking for lives and itsnot to be found its to be recognized then celebrated using evry excuse all this time learnig how to tame leaves us with an unused regret now maybe to weak to exicute so we wait till what matters is a nice place to lay down with no pain maybe a phone call or maybe just a look at the passage i can feel all of life leaving like a wave of anxious sweat with just the thought of what was never explored tasted experienced

good luck

k

lake michigan roared in her glory on a perfect earthdance sat night a great night to marry your soul mate as well the giant fire kept the outside tunes comfy while the dresses made way for wet straw seats and sandy shoes i scored on the left overs from the fruit table smoothies for a couple of days with mellon and berries

id like to say i miss you but were not close enough nor will i look deep enough inside to consider letting a stranger take up residence guess that means alone time a big seat way up on a rock now from memphis you dont look so bad but dont think about dragging that lonley face any further north stay with the seeds who knows maybe youll make it after all and you can tell me what itall means

peace monger

k

the smae reason we watch trains go by

i miss the comfort of an endless posability

before the days shrunk all the old hang outs

when every event was worth a dicussion

and every friend had time tolisten

even careing about simple ideas

so as our worlds collect endless distances

our grasp weakens outside our new village

in careing for our own creation

we have forgotten who we really belong to

saddle up and ride beside me

every step will be the one

and with just a look i assure you

you will be what we have become

k

finally landed back in denver not by plane but grounding in a more ussual manner ya know clean house soft beds home made hamburgers by jim way above steamboat my head took a turn sort of familler but not as surprising i remembered being on the pacific crest trail in ca when i was a punk but the chill in the air and the smell of the pines were simular but the difference was the aloneness was more of a welcome this time instead of blind fear not to say one is better than the other

if we give up what we have because were scared we have missed out on a chance

if we dont give up what we have because were scared of leaving we have missed a life

be peace

k

if you could see the mountains like i can you would be here maybe you are or maybe you have a better veiw the storms throughnebraska are highly recomended 2 hours of lightning before the rain hit other than that i would say fly got a bracelet from nederland co i figure if your going to try magnets and copper my as well be from nederland or maybe mexico city going twards the peaks and looking off the edge filling yet anouther days head full of wonder back in a couple of weeks to wor real hard on some tracks that are well underway

peace

k

more rain than i could imagine now the thunder roars to awaken a sleeping self drift back into a solid balance after the tears after the fire life will conclude and move ever so fast we will manage but to make the most of it takes courage

k

lucky i supose or more than that too bad i cant suround myself in the place that now im sure exzist only imagining as the moon glows above and sink with the sun below the horizon sink into a place in my head where time no longer chalenges just allows with just enough to make sence of being together

k

more than the naked truth wrapped into a neat to go pakage and of cource the kiss the one that changed my world well thinking back takes a life of its own and only i can be responsble for the actoins not taken who started all this any way la la la giving me reason to sing not if yoor complaining hot enought to spoil ya rotten more than enough for every evening sinking deeper into a bliss not amy bliss a real state of afairs hows the heat down in sarasota hows the cool air blowing from the swinging dors pouring into the miraging streets ill ride again high and might y leaving no shadow just a hint of paradice waiting on the horizon ican feel your eyes beaming twards my heart and more incouraging is the strenght in the years

consider

k

simple take a look and trust your first feeling

we can make all the way without showing whats real

lonley only when i let the time mean somthing

broken just until i learn to walk on my own

sending more than i can fit into this old heart

heading twards the thoughts that keep you new

searching burning up the lineings that protect me

honestly

one light one night

honestly one life one side one too devide

looking west as the days end as i drive south

peacewould be

k

i need air the way the sky is blue today

i need water the way it feels in the rising sun

i need to hear whispers along side of me

i need fire burning deep in my heart

i need silence from all man made instraments

i need ground to walk me across the earth

i need you so i can recognize myself

its allways a reminder how fast timegoes when you realize the forth of july has passed the summers in the midwest are so waited for then slid through our lives like a night on the porch neath the midnight moon the harder i try to hold on the quicker it goes as my world shrinks i find myself hopeing the faces ive collected along the way are rightous more than just getting what we need from eachouther but giving a peice that will help complete our visit so what the hell 47 seven somthing and the van is pointed north 185 thousand and still carrying me along im looking foward to lloking out over the great gitcha goomi endless veiws in every direction ill be a guest with complimentrary passage to a higher demention but with or without me the sun will set where the sky meets the sea ill se you tonight through endless sky when the sounds all settle and the truck is packed when my thoughts are calm and my arms are tired ill be rooling home shattered and wired

actpeace

k

bout to rool into rockford just up 90 a bit karen and bill have been running the web for 35 years ive worn the varnish nearly clean off the neck of my dobro left cars on the curb and girls with my heart now a days i have dreams of old friends with new girlfriends some in jail some getting out some would give up everything to be free of a recent diagnosis so its back to the same old im afraid pick up your heart and let it sail right or wrong happy or sad let the day take you to a place you can remember when the time comes that memory is all that serves you ill be in the sun today beeen there alot lately i still dig the endless blue against the valumpuous greeen starting over but with a few more cracks im afraid i still meet you your a virous living dorment inside until i get that what if twinge im thinkiing that what ifs only ocupie our precious time and keep us from living the present walk meet me on the horizon bet our eyes wouldnt lie cause they dont but we do dont we?

k-peece-0ut

so you feel the tingle the numbnes the worn out dull pain from overuse all of that would be perfered to the nothing ness that comes next the hand missing from the wrist up all the time spent all the work now needs to be ajusted or abandoned the greatness of adventure will still be available but never as easy as the younger years so the moments of beauty shout now instead of whispering to you as the wind blows you past now we stop and sometimes wonder if it wouldnt do us better to stay rather than look beond after all we have been looking for a long time now and knowing the best of the best resides inside our own heads we choose the dream and how unravels with the day thanks you to the winding roads that took us through the hollers of tenn the mountains of georgia and rivers that run from place to place the water the people the changing winds unpredictable acounts of each day and night on the road

dont you want to see the system breaking down breaking down im the king of least resitance butin the end it dont feel right say what you mean when you mean it sitting on anouther long year or wait wait i think it will work once its worn down to the bone i can almost see to the bottom and where tthe regrets begin if you have a question if you have the time if you have compassion lets start walking the line dont want to see whats around the bend want to hear the roar of thunder as it crashes strait on its so tireing all this running for your life or from your life my friend my love my intimit trust save me from drifting throught the next pass without exploding with passion for just this just this

upper peace

k

thinking of you sleeping thinking of what you must be thinking do you wake in the night like i do do you feel the years slipping when a new day rushes to meet yor tired eyes did youstick to the plan even so it catches up doesnt it tonight the wind reminds me that its a pretty simple connection the same that touches me touches you and every friend and enemy from here to every there when did it become more than the whaling of electric guitars and turn into a way to walk through the day sleep with me on your mind and ill keep you tucked neath my heart

i see the black dress but conary is even better thanks for sharing a dream

sleep in peace

k

so here we are back in the korner its been quite a while since you have heard from me i mean not througha n abstract thought or for some of you the real truth but not likely that you would pick up on that ive been thinking thereare some real people in my life now making me so special that i have thanks them out loud on my korner first of all my new manager an friend tina lives in the middle and is slowly sorting out this mess i have so carefully piled in one huge to do list can tsay enough you will notice the gigs popping up in ga ten and nc thats right and we plan on going till we run out of gas then well walk well maybe hores back never to forget the faithful webmaster my bro kevin who hasnt tired yet working non stop thinking his little bro might be on to somthing well its been a long might be and im lucky to have him around back to the nonames of folks who acually get me and let me blow off steam on the phone and pur my hopes and dreams down their throat when the would sure ly rather be sleeping getting ready for their next days gig ill be leaving here soon but now a days leaving is just comming back again and as long as there is love on the way thats good enough for me it will have to be cause the gypsy code is one not to recon with i recon

dont leave me just yet i know ive given you reasons but didnt you say there was somthing maybe i imagined the ease or just needed it so bad made you the invention either way i feel a shadow now and then close enough to touch it makes me think and make s me smile maybe its just the night maybe just the moon maybe its just one more peice that i need to collect travel light on the rugged grounds these are the lessons that make us who we need to be embrace dont question the gifts that are far more important than the painful disapointments

yes i ws thinking of you

nicepeace

k

so i hear you are back at least made a go at comming round only saw what you could fit in or what didnt go against the grain its a little easier to visit when it will just be a short time wish i could have said more wish i knew you were leaving so soon the night is quieter than ussual giving me more time to think more than i need more time to plan on meetings that most like ly wont ever take place but ill see you in the shadows disapearing just as i turn ill feel the twitch when ihear a familyer phrase we shared and who could forget the laughter not me if only it keeps me smileling i cna live wiht that so your right this one is for you

for peace sake

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hey you so you think you know me well thats areleif now i know who to ask and while im at it can you loan me anouther day make it sunny better yet make it rainning while the sun is out where its big and full of life not much talking though cause as you know i do plenty of that can you beleive i wrote that and really ment it and the part you play is so dam real i can almost taste your hair unfortunately knowing tooo much means knot likeing everything id write more but im real busy living in the past its seems smaller than what i remember maybe im just bigger now or just older or maybe im getting to know myself a little to well

pleace

kraig

get the car i need a long drive maybe out west somewhere where the air is clean we can drive all night while the little twons are sleeping late night fill ups slipping unnoticed pass the counters bursting with neon anyone on these roads would just as well assume no idenity so well be in safe company i want to dis a pear no more opinions no more assumptions just a hum huvering above spinning wheeels no more searching for the great wisdom or walking in amazement of creation just to be without needing to be somthing calling to the echo and hearing no responce

k

im still tring tolisten do you ever my as well move in i miss the time we spent the places my heart went but more than that the friend thatknew and i knew some too a mile or two or thousands without you is the same i wish there was a simple way somthing i could say if i could learn one thing before i go it would bring us close at least enough to know buy the way the moon is full it doesnt have to be so far not so far

about time for peece

k

some beautiful friends family gigging hikeing all in mo.thanks to dan the man for turning me on to the shaw perserve and enlightining me of the pure beauty of the prairies of mo. a day of stunning greens indigos pink and white ill head east then northback to recording in chi town oh ya my nephew who buy the way is alot taller than me know taught me how to burn cds so ican stay in touch with my studio mixes no matter where i am it was cool to learn but cooler to hang with him

peace up your life

the time it takes and what does it leave more space to become or to look back on whats done blue more than its worth ocupieng the places between steady and strong a goal careful not to harden careful not to show plans to keep track steady on without with out just a glimpse of real one touch one kiss a look deeper than any word to let go to honestly feel tot urn form a person to auniverse from a thought to a world without end a heart singing like a sacred harp far above so im asking who has the time and what he do with it all

kk

blue skys in the midwest wow its beea a while waiting but thatsok i think the grey sunk in real dee p where needed im off to st louis this week end so the excitement builds i know ive been talkingabout recording for quite a while and i really have been working on it well now im back in 10 by 10 room talking to the recorder staying up eating weird stuff drinking green tea on ice with the magic white powder soooooooo im thinkin somthing should be surfacing before we all know it i miss things i feel things i am somthings but all together were somthing elese hope everone is getting all they can stand of all days see ya all soon

peaceful thoughts

kr

so can we wwalk

can i tell you my dreams

can i ask you for truth

can we lie down and sleep

can i spend time here with you

can we stand beneith the stars

can we sit while suns set

can we talk into the night

can we be love without regret

can there allways be tomorrow

can we live for the day

can we count everymoment

as our live pass away

so can we walk

k

slowly the circle comes full and the rains make their way back time for the words ive choose or those that have chosen me to give them a life then set them free so i can walk agian in a brand new light im not loooking for a wrap a clean ending to a desperate search there is enough here and maybe shes right it took all these years but looking back doesnt have to be so ragged just a path to now and that is much as the moon glows or sun sugests hollowed out to make room for the growing spirit and the wisdom to take anouther look at judgements and quickly face mistakes ;

shoes are for industry

tonight peaceful seas

k

grand rapids was a nice welcome back to the midwest other than the two hours of crawling down 80/94 couldnt ask for more thanks ralston and pete and all the folks who came out hope to hang again soon ill be cruising to the upper p in aug maybe ill stop on my way i wonder why i keep looking up im feeling like i left my shoes somewhere

peace i need

k

raig

so it was off to iowa and back just x the missisip thanks so much to my friend kerly for taking such great care of me and nick for having me out doing the woods gig the cabin brought me back to a calm place and reminded me how much were missing just to sit and feel the cool air against the warm sun and hang with a thought or two ill be off to grand rapids tomorrow then back home and settleing inn for some recording

finding the right time to share whats allways been there thats the trick the road is okay because of all of you

peace of mind

k

now the night comes and i sit with my thoughts rooling through the greys greens yellows and reds chatanooga tulips indianas mustard seed phones clamped and ears ringing somewhere in here lies the secret to my soul not ready yet to land so ill stay up here a while it makes more sence for now visiting the guids who led me who led you ill imagine your listening as the music comes time to take time which makes me wonder

dream in peace

k

perfect in a place that feels just like home half way or in the middle no time for plans no need for anouther chance if i could explain my wishes would vanish as if i stopped beleiving washing down stream never finding the end but never needing the anser just the satisifaction of the journey let them rool and fall till the calm comes bring home yourself and ill meet the suns rest and walk away slowly finding its warmth in the comfort of our steps never needing to plan on the end never needing to think of a plan washing between visiting within no talk no restless thought

peices and peaces

k

almost on myw ay so much to leave a peice here and there scattered like summer rain will this be the last time or the begining of so much more when all the years have been added is there enough left to sart again the deepest impressions live like scars on our hearts fading a bit with time but allways a vivid reminder of their importance we can run till the energy leaves forever and in the mean time ocupying every moment of peace but this of what i speak isnt new but new to deal with perhaps or maybe easier to let slip away back to its hidding place isnt it obvious enough of cource but it also demands bravery a new path with many uncertaintys with onl;\y one gaurentee and this i beleive cures al l its filled wiht life that is filled wiht change but the reward is worth every scrape wiht one touch there is no dought its not ment to be figured out its ment ot be felt to be shared to be embraced to bring fantasy endless smiles and anticipation not the end of the road but the anser to a secret 300 songs and a million lives the journey starts today ;'

peace and love

k

back to the corner

im back in chi town just for a couple of days it was so much fun doing a gig with jim on bass pete on drums and steve on weel you know what ever magic the moment provides we were at the top of the prudential building what a veiw today was perfect the sky went on and on good vibes form all directions

ive been writting alot and im hopeing that keeps going im sure ill ge t at least a couple out of all this flying out tomorrow back tto my second home down in fla till may then ill be back in the midwest

so many thanks as ussual to my girl misty becca dave and daisy nancy at the tarpon d at beatnics of cource regular joe and sunny the at home crew the webmaster richie john at the market sooooooooooooo many more you guys keep me fueled with all i need to keep my engine rooling lets not forget nat at the bean so on and so on

peace please

k

a star so bright can only shine so long i am so thankful that you came along you burned through life like a shot from a gun you finished long before i ever begun

is there anyone left outside this world ilive in my head the postage people barely recognized me my expression has changed from going to gotten smooth sailing on the cold dark pavement lights on so many calls to make but what were saying at least for me is i dont want to talk i just want to look into your eyes and refuel poor tired souls a breath or somthing sure would be nice wave to me from your passing window

looks like a couple of my tunes are going to be part of a vidio the webmaster has been working hard so look out for some new vibes on the site its cold and im glad i have heat even though its costing more than i got

one hour left its so warm out it feels like spring the lights look so nice i saw a strand that faded then blinked then flashed then went foward then backwards if i ever get lights i want some like that maybe i could put thm around the vw when im camping ive been in seclusion mostly ive got some expensive gear all cramed in a 10 by 10 room and im working on an acoustic album ive got about 15 days till i hit the road again so in the mean time ill be slouched over a gtr sitting on a foot stool i bought from a thrift shop in elgin back in the late 80s my breaks have included a couple of movies trips to super target and night time walks im so far from a regular dog id probable like one for a while ive got a new rain coat from marmot the one i had leaked for 8 years and they finally made good and sent me a new one that rocks i cant wait to walk in the rain maybe down at myakka or along the golf sing when you can whistle if you have to hum in someones ear or just listen to the beat seee ya all around the next bend bring me some inspiring presence mine to you and allways so close to the next brave step

peace meal

k

wrapping up anouther mnth in fla this is becoming a habbitt im glad to sy the red tide has been preetty mellow even though its not going away and ive learned about some huge cover ups as far as what might be feeding the organizisim did you know ita hundred square miles a huge morge out in the gulf and witht he right winds and current the beaches get swamped with dead things including lots of fish not to mentoing the choking and smells as allways ive met fantastic folks and got great inspirations that will live with me for allways im heading to the frozen north for a mnth going to record all of dec and maybe head to the upper p for a little cross country sking just to see what all the snow and cold feels like until i head back to fla to hybenate for the rest of the winter so many to thank as allways you know who you are soooooooooo witout your names just know how much it means to me to be treated so kind thanks for all the letters as well they keep me going when the chips are down so do what you do for the holidays and spread some compasion whenever you get the chance every day every minute we get a chance to make things real real for you real for me keep the smiles comming wereall in this together

peace in time and mind

kraig

hanging with dwight looking out this coffee shop window in down town denver tommorrow ill be doing a house concert tehn off to salida to check out the snow in the mnts ive got my traditional no oxegen head ache so im drinking alot of water but it iswnt working yet

peace of land

kpk

Hey everyone- I know this is kind of weird for Kraig's Korner, but he asked me to get the word out. I work as Kraig's publicist, and we have a blues cruise coming up with tickets still available. It's for the Suncoast Blues Society on November 4th from 8:00 to 11:00p.m. The boat leaves out of Dolphin's Landing in St. Petersburg, FL, and tickets are $25. He and Steve Arvey will be playing, so it will be an awesome show. It's a "reservations only" deal, so if you're interested call 813-855-6310 for tickets, and feel free to email me for any details a1a1980@tampabay.rr.com or check out www.suncoastblues.org. Peace to all, and if you're in Florida-it's time for a cruise, Becca

justice we will find a way its hard to beleive i see fla ouside this beetles window not to mention that and q is at the wheel im in the passenger seat writting on a lap top a few years back ilene said she saw me on a bech with my lap topa nd moble fone getting gigs of cource it was a follow up to all my comlaining about the modernazation or do you say desina gration of the human race well the race certainly is on and i plan on being the first in the gulf tomorrow i hear the water is a balmy 89 degrees ill be a nice salty warm peice of shark bait cant wait to see you and all it brings around every corner is the posability of running int o you

to win is to wake every day looking into the interest that it holds face the challenges knowing youll learn from them celebrate every chance you get dont be shy from the wounderous souls touch and be touched make it clear to yourself and everyone you meet we are the lucky ones if we see we are

peace pipe

k

anouthe r year or just one moment still there is room for a smile seems like the summer always winds up hear and the vibration is a bit different a small hint of a huge change a little earlier a litle more urgent the last push for pollination for assurance of the future quiet ly thinking above all the rest does the road really have meaning or have i tricked my self into thinking so rightous the wind the feeling attached to love the guilt the right direction all a part of me that i invented for myself every smile every look of intrest all the credit all the punishment all a dream of mine i think the ansers must be short no too much to think about just an easy rise from the page a quick nod

feel the peace

kraig

im back from michigan

who would know the shape im in

like leaving on old true friend

where the beginning never ends

i left the moonbehind

stars above the northern wind

humbulingly proposing for superiors reflection

im ready to start again

down a road i have never been

wher black and blue and green all blend

saw the moon rise over lake superior last night

saw the sun rise over lake superior this morning

hows this for a cool day tony took us up in his blue beauty too see the upper p from above what a gift he even let me drive of cource im an excellant driver we spent the rest of the day in the woods and made a fantastic spinach noodle cheese taco thang

a couple of days ago i spent the day with some folks who were up here doing a bike race mike was the lead singer of tools dad what a great guy with soooo many interesting stories on and on

peace is here

kk

yup you betcha way up here where all roads stop at lake superior the most beautiful swiming pool ive been in ever crystal clear water and on a good day hot rock to dry out on looking out ot an endless horizon seated on a ledge of a small cave being massaged by getchagumee

ive been a bit of a hermit with permission to live at mkeever cabin plenty of fire wood cool breezes clear water blue skys and quiet time to think thanks to nanci for the insite and making this happen for me forever in my soul will be these visions of beauty

ill be on my way down to wildmans whitwater ranch soon for anouther hang in the woods by the peshtigo river north of green bay

thanks to larry and jean for the entire trip to my first visit to southern mo. the shows went great and we even ate thai im taking a break from the world as the uper p will be my home for the next two weeks hanging in the woods with just a couple of shows and those are at campsites hello river hello sky they say they saw the northern lights last night so ill be looking tonight

peaceful skys to all

kk

I am hanging here with Karalee and Matthew down in the Quad citys. It is hot as monkey's jewls in Sahara desert after trampoline workout. which by the way is the only known way to stimulate every cell in the body.We hung out at Frank the Gators cabin under a just shy of a full moon. Quiet, quiet, quiet...it is time to load in Palmer Chiropractic House of Sin. I am all jaked up on 2oz of superfood/super tonic/trought and tonsil, a ball of apples and jogurt topped with some kind of wheet cake soaked in rice milk.

it is time for some coffee

peace alacromptin

Kraig

i know i havent been out here too often lately and i dont blame you if your not reading this thinking i have completely abandoned my mindless out loud thinking but the fact is i havent been spending much time on the internet or the phone for that matter life has it ways of sweeping us along it hasnt changed all the fantastic meetings or unexplainable gifts just a little overwhelming this past week end we performed at a wed on sat and a memorial on sun a reminder to me that life is now and this minute is it im spending alot of time recording with the smae old haunts that come along with that job but im thinking im going to wind up with a nice album someday and ill be proud to share it im off to iowa this week then it will be time to hang up north for a couple of weeks in the camper just taking it inn

peace and quiet

kk

a new world and im so lucky to have gotten a look down below the waters in the keys on gregs snorkeling ship staring in the eyes of so many colorful creatures so quiet so salty floating in the big waters every day seems to question the last sunday its back to my home town of arlington heights ill be in streamwood wood for the 4th its ussually like viet nam for about 48 hrs

peace and to hell with all this macho talk fear less way less and live

its hot and im thinking im back in control over the vast consumption of at least one of my favorite addictions ok ok maybe two the omega 5 has two sour feet now but thanks to the re kinship of andqs friendship the front feet are working fine had a scare with the white horse a guy in elgin wanted to charge me 3500 for a new trans give or take a couple of million and it was rediognosed as being low on fluid so were up and running and im spending all that cash on other suff i could live eithout like a trip to disney with misty then to the keys id write you all into my songs if i had the strenght but im hopeing you know that im thinking of you all keep singing when you get the chance and remind me of what ever it is were all suposed to be doing loving the days as they cruise beneith

peaceperspctive

kk

so youve been thinking too much lately maybe about iowa or moving to new yourk ground zero has a funny ring to it and you dont trust you r own intuition maybe some more lotion on your back or just a little to keep your face from racing so fast in the mirror all the calls in the world dont seem to keep you company and the internet hasnt quite lived up to the relationship standards you thought you had one thing is always handy and chewing at your sleve and that is a hard ays work if you dont your a bum and if you do your missing the point seein g alot of pissed off people in many walks tired of th e= traffic tired of the lame excuses for the filth were passing along form one genaration to the next i gues im alittle happy so many people are sad at least i see some kind of a pulse we need to hang from whatever tree is left and plant seeds in our childrens honer some how connect with whatever we do speak out clean up quit excepting and start standing out its no joke and its deffinatly on us the closet i sgetting dark and there isnt much to breath but its quiet and it has a door on it

peaeaster

i know i haven t been around but ive been thinking

im at one of my favorite spots in south florida myakka river park its pouring rain with alot of lightning and i can here the frogs in the lake when it periodily lets up gigs and people never stop amazing me i need some sleep lets let all our dreams mix together tonight but only posative trips good night

peace is every thought kk

so things spill out so perfecly got great news from st louis saw a huge gator in leigh high acres in my personal nature habitat spent time with my nephew got shiped off to kayo costa in home at cindys in time for a subway superbowl and vicoden took a swim in 86 degrees in legh high then headed off to myakka ran into some camping buddies out of the blue got sime nice sites comped from the ranger hung at jrs who showed up just as i arrived and fed me a fish sandwich hung some flyers took back to myakka and on the road ran into dimitri the photographer for maktub continued on to the park had a coke with penny and hubby took some photos on the way to the back lake watched night come as i worked with my gtr met bill who happens to know everything about the sky and showed me the wonders through his humonguous telescope talked with becca who is going to help out with the biz headed down to vennice and did an outdoor show for about 500 folks on a perfect night on a perfect night on a perfect night opn a perfect night ............. not to menton ev ery thing in between the lines including smileing faces and so much to learn more life in two days than i could possably say

peace kraig

ride em hard way into the wind across the gldes and back again miami was cool im talking the luna cafe thanks to jason for giving me the rehab treatment after jenson beach and lots of mile cooks a mean chicken watching it all grow too fast and talking too much with cheap ideas on the evil of it all babalonian tecneichs its getting a bit hard to connect my life now adays at least in its old fashion the string has gotten too long to keep track off so i just keep winding spent some time with a fellow songwritter ted watts tonight good vibes throwing lines to see what sticks it seems like quite a while ago as i sat next to steve on our way down to georgia to gig at the winchester and check in with doc at the clinic the good news is my neck is as strait as can be i bought on e of those shorty wetsuits and i look like spandex man in it but i think it will help stay warm in the water im no thinking its shark proof though

see ya in the sun

peace please

on the road were due on the road at 12 noon but the van is still in the shop the plug wires were damaged yestarday during the tune up and were having a hard time locating a new set one of the set backs of having a unique ride so im waiting for the phone to ring with some good news so we can start the gypsy convoy south leaving the greay skys for a while and welcoming new adventures and sharing dreams of wonderful poeple along the way

heres to watching the wheels

also thanks so much to nancy c for helping out so much with the gigs in the upper p and sharing the special trip to the woods forever in my mind is dans way

peace kraig

hello winter snow is falling hard and i imagine ill see more of it at the top of old michigan ill leave from the up and make my way to miami via atlanta,talahassee,and orlanddo steve arvey will be joining me for the first couple of gigs so ill have an interesting co piolet i hope he brings the drum solo on his leplin cd im looking foward to hanging wiht all my florida friends and meetin some new ones i have talked with bo at sonic sounds and were going to try to record some tunes as well

cant wait to see you again

miss you like the warm south wind

or the rain that wont stop pounding

turn in your tickets surrender to the new year winter sultice has come once again to remind us of who we are and where we begun tonight so many are filled with love and others a loss of too much expected the moon will brun full to what many of us call christmas an un deniable light shinning down on all of our beleifs greatfully sharing its mistyke while some run the rivers others shoe through the snow some behind moving glass others walking in tall grass some walking the concrete others flying through time some on the backs of animals others pushing carts some nearing the end while others wail there firstt screams some with family others standing alone some caught in their lovers eyes others falling from lovers sides

for just one moment we rest

thanks everyone for everything

kraig

down with the south here i click or two from delparado in cape coral eddy just made me a home made salad a not on the menue entray i neede some greens its too late for coffee but im haveing an ice molka anyway maybe thats why im writting its just the coffee talking read misty to sleep with a book a friend sent me and made sure i read its called ishmeall she right of cource i do need to read it the weather has broke a bit here meaning its sunny clear and cool if you a native sunny clear and perfect if your me i sat yestarday on a pourch out on sanibell island with a chourus it doesnt get any better than this i liked the feel so well see where it winds up but the importants liies in the facts whethter or not it acually becomes a song it allready was one i know i ve talked a bit about rcording and i am when im at home i took a new version of michaels song to dr caws studio and asked him to mix it my goal is to record an all acoustic record and get as true as i can sound form my guitars and vocals not much more than guitar slide and vox im planning on bringing my portable studio on my southern tour this year so i can continue recording while i tour i miss alot of you and im learning from the new as allways thoughts of meetings embraces conversations hellos and goodbyes are allways just behind a blinking eye

i wrote my first short story i started it last jan and finished it in june 04 its a fictional journey loosely based on expierences in old florida. its about love life and our surroundings if you get a chance give it a read we posted it on "our earth" feel free to post comments on the guest book its cool if you think it sucks you can be honest i wont take it personally and please dont you either

love you to peaces k

The universe has been screaming at me to listen. Guess ive been a bit lax worrying too much about insurance retirement how long im going to live. Well guess what im not really living if im thinking too hard about it. Headed off to fla. With a cold I grabbed on the way to a show in Rockford il after too much smoke in Atlanta. The cold hung with me for the whole tour and turned into an ear infection just before I had to fly back to Chicago lucky for me dr. bert from woodson brothers got me a few scrips and cleared up my head just in the nick of time. It didn’t hurt that a baggage cart hit the wing of my plane and delayed us for another few hours I spent my time doing office work and teaching a fellow traveler some guitar riffs The tour of fla was sweet did a lot of swimming in the golf and the gigs went great fom fogartyville to mainstreet to the Buckingham bar. It was my first time on the cape at a place called beatniks. Im sure ill be back there a bunch what a great group of folks Ive started back to recording some acoustic tunes and it feels good almost for got to thank my friendly cop in cape coral officer jaffarian for getting my speeding ticket overturned I love florida but its growing like china its getting hard to find peace or just a place to sit down be nice to eachother and to our home we don’t have that much room so lets make the best of what we have Keep the pece in your heart

just got out of the gulf at one of my favorite spots to swim bowmans beach on sanibel island just like my heart a only not as cold floating amoungst endless debree tring to find a place to sit and realize the beauty of it all special thanks to regular joe for the nice place to stay down here and the bufalow man for hooking me up where ever i go with gtr center for gear would it be wrong for me to write a song for tony

anyone with gig ideas for the south let me know ill be down in fla for most of the winter

congrates to all of you bush fans lets all rember to love eachother regaudless of politics and continue to reach out your hand to anyone stuck

think peace kraig

the korner fall is comming and the fires are burning in the back yards in the midwest camp fires heat fires but no more fire flys looks like a couple more trips up north for me before i head to the south land should be quite brisk in the upper p in jan got some new bags for the back of the vw so sleeping should be a celebrated as ever beleive it or not i have been working hard on some all acoustic stuff here at home i hope to get a bunch done befor the new year including lots of my old faves that i want to document in solo style but the age of telling the truth has worn holes in the layers of lies so i will bid all f you the best of luck and wishes from the well dig deep and tell yourself somthing that you beleive in really beleive in

that smile really fits you

kraig

Ok so heres the deal intelluride I took 2nd place but I must say the universe was once again looking out for me if had taken first I would not have been able to make the gig in salida and I really needed to be there. Thanks to all the folks who showed up for the show and the unbelievable hospitality and friendship of clark at bongo billys

So lets back up im not sure where it all began or where I started to loose track but a bunch has happened ill try to hit on some of the high lights last time I was home no that wasn’t home that was theupper p and then on my way back I hung out at wildmans ranch just north of green bay on the Peshtigo river you all need to hang here for a few days I passed through chitowmn on my way to kalamazoo and grand rapids mi I think iwrote a bit about this visit perfect weather and some great gigs I cmae home to make sure I had one for a couple of days then sailed off to Colorado I met my sis at the airport and we traveled to gether she up graded us to first class so I got to have a salad and hot nuts at 30;000 first stop was Montrose I stayed with my old friend dave Andersen and got to meet his little jack and sweet woman then off to telluride aspens at their peak I met with cheryll and she took great care of me and listened to much bitching from me after taking second in the contest as you can probably feel I dint agree with the judge3s so off to salida hung with doc on his radio show he later gave me three home made slides complete with the mojo I had a ruben at the salida café that was most deffinately the best ive ever had they use cole slaw insead of sour crout packed the house and hung out with clark covering most every important issue that concerns the world now it was off to the cottonwood hot springs for a bath and massage from my friend donna it was raining and the springs were very hot finishing the day with a gourgeous ride to golden co where I met with a buddy Dwight who handed me his new cd ove a thai dinner sister Kristi has since taken over the care taking of me and ill be off to winer park tomorrow to play for some little critters

So the travels continue and the days burn by im keeping the adat running at home and I hopeing to comple an all acoustic cd sometime in the future along with a new blues cd

Peace and lots of love kraig

im up in the north woods got to hang with my nephews twins havent seen them for a year they are cute i fed them apples and organic cantalope now they like me again i spent the day at a lake off hwy m outside woodruff wi had the whole lake to myselg and one loon im heading to the upper pen tomorrow and them back to washington island a year later ill blay th song o wrote while a sat on schoolhouse beach that was a nice grilled cheese be;eive it or not arvey and i stared work on anouther blues record we have alot of work to do but we acually got together and did some let the news run out we all need to hear it dont be shy anymore join the band sing along

could i have a peace please kpk

i talked to steve arvey today hes comming over tomorrow and we will begin discussing and playing around with some tunes for our seconf album together its way overdue and were both excited about putting out anouther blues record this years blues fest was so fun and there were no hassles ecept for the lady who talked to matt while we wereon the best buy stage i wonder if ill be able to talk steve into a pre practise crab dinner we need to celbrate as well as work hard kind of a cold summer here in the midwest but it has been a nice break for me after being in the sin all winter i got a call from a friend i have to talk to

chicago blues fest was so nice two great days of sunny weather and elegant treatment it feel s good to be a part of the chicago music scene seems like ive been hanging around here for a long time thanks so much to misty mattand denice what an ausome team to have on board sharing time with arvey was a kick soooooooooooo many nice folks andshakes and hugs we even had red from that seventys show come up and say hi we will look foward to playing all those crazy hollywood partys ya with my luck they will fly me out but ill get punked instead but dont you have to be famous to be punked i finished my short story the one i started in jan about my fla travels it needs some editing and who knows what else then ill post it for kicks we lost a friend recently housecat i hung with him for a while in sarasota while he battled cancer he was one of the first to let me read my book in its unfinished entirety so this one is for the cat he said he would leave a door open for me a crack i hope he doesnt forget

peas and carrots

kraig

so there i was at a bed and breakfast on a golf cource in mt morris il thanks to sherri and larry for putting together this intimate experience including a gtr cake just like the ones elvis would get so this is my second no my third house gig not counting back yard partys one of wich i can remember from way back when i was over intoxicated at a friends back yard wearing all white covered in mud and grass stains from doing knee slams .... i was honered to be the evenings event for such gracious and well behaved listeners life is truely a long song and im so lucky to be singing

on that knote

couldnt have been more than a mnth ago and before that we wouldnt have even known walks might have been others or none but all the gold i got to spend a silowet seduced imajianation and the water spoke only to me lost in thought i heard some of the talk we could have drove right by or stopped and said hi never knowing the diference or the taste of a kiss now ill nevr forget that in 10 years before that if we hadnt met we would have never known and so much would have been left unsaid i guess thanking your lucky stars isnt so far off ill always remember the flag the night sky made with the smiling moon next to venus

misty morning the rains have finnally come

peacefull sleeps

kpk

all this wind reminds me of you

the night does too

youd like the way this all feels

lylaks and chamomile

justa quick check inn to say how much i enjoyed my gig in canton georgia thanks to boby joe and my most warm welcome back to the midwest playing my favorite neighborhood prairie crossing good to hang with liz and dan a gain its a bit chilly but the cold winds remind me of my roots here in the midwest

peace to you my friends

kpk

hello everyone im back in the midwest it feels nice to be home im doing a very intimate house party in the oregon il area there are still a few tickets left so if your up for an eve in the country check it out

The Kable House, Mt. Morris, IL. to contact for tickets. Sheri 815-961-8901. sat may 1

se ya all soon

its hard to beleive but illbeleaving so soon the van has become home and the folks along the way family 3mnths from a door that attaches to a house that i can close ill miss the gulf the waters have been so kind more room inmy heat has been made for the generosity that so many have shared with me it would take forever to thank everyone but somenames come to mind misty barbra and the gang in high low jr allen and susan alexa richie and stacey bo kevin in tampa bert at woodsons my visits with housecat tj erik all my friends from hidden acres larry tanya molly mari joe cheryll from anna maria rudy kelly punta gorda all the folks at hte liquid in ft myers becca up near tampa gloria from tampa all the showers cubs to pull up against meals and company

more than words

peace thanks to you

kraig

i woke up to a map of the stars outside my back window of the van where im at i dont need to close the shades i might miss somthing if i do like a seetting moon or falling star a bit later i woke up to a chorus of birds doing the spring morning concert for me its very fitting that im back in the flood plains before i leave for the north im very lucky to be able to say good bye to this wonderful palce larry and tanya have been most gracious a couple of days of writting and melting with the surroundings then i recon im back on 75 headin north to a house with a door and a big bed

kraig

anouther perfect day the sky is screaming blue and there is a cool wind blowing off the gulf this morn im spoiled by all of this and very greatful

kraig

im like elvis in 64 somtimes if you me you have to wake yourself up out of the dream your living just to realize its real spent st patricks at woodsons in bradenton run bythe nicest folks around surprised by dear friends from chicago and hanging with my new friends from down here spent all day on the beach where the water is every shade of green on the chart left the island to visit mary who sliped me a biz card at the old packing house for a free massage major treatment wiped down doused in lemongrass and coconut oil then a rain shower then a 2 hr massage what great hands thank you thank you

peace kpk

woodsons brothers in bradenton was great thanks so much for putting me up for a couple of days on long boat key did alot of biking and beaching im starting to think about heading back to the midwest leaving is always so hard and i think even a bit worse this time that last drive up 75 knowing i wont return for a while as the string of gigs leads me to the next chapter

first jrs in sarasota full house i hng in the campwe as it rained most of the day but it felt delightful friday im thinking it was caloosahatche i know it was cold but such great company made up for it bob and donna from chicago surprised me and showed up while i was seting up misty and family hung in the fron beneith blankets the white one was mine and im happy no mud got on it it was an early ride to tampa on a couple of hours of sleep and a mind fulll street performed the day away and met tom from rode island and hired him on to help me pack up and do it all again in bradenton at the fogartyville cafe standing room only of the best crouds around met moli from the boonies and hung with her through the next day where we went to church in sarasota met a group of women packed with knolage of the enviroment book writting and spiritual awakening then it ws back to bradenton to do a benifit for our comrade housecat hes going down and still carrying his sence of humor back to ft myers to regroup clean the traler ect... i have been working hard on a new song it a waltz and i bought a camera today so maybe i can document some of these journeys a bit im sure ive left some out in fact i know i have it snot all fit for the corner but as allways to all me helpers out here i owe you all my heart

happy spring

peace kpk

what a show what a show down town ft myers with my friends at the liquid cafe sunday afternoon with a warm south wind blowing through the club i got a bit teary eyed a couple of times but i dont think anyone noticed i could just feel the thick vibe scott recorded the show and it should be available as a freebie soon if i can get a hold of andq the roadie the moon has been looking like a universal flag the past couple of nights with a blackish blue background and smiling cresent next to venus very much in the mix ive got quite a few shows this comming week and then a medioker march so i ll have time to do some more exploring and finish my short story for a short thing it takes a long time it s been alot of fun re hooking with some old friends on the road kevin and tammy in tampa venus in st pete rudy and kelly in punta gorda of cource bo from the cape alexa ft myers richie and stacey from ho dunk larry tanya joe molly mari form hicksville and every one else as alllways thanks for you open arms and keeping me dusted off i was introdusced to a cat named kevin who redesighned my gig chair its way cool and gives me alot more options so im hoping my back will heal up that is soooooooo sweet got a new photo my friend deb from sarasota did a shoot wiht me and i think were going to up date the web a bit sooon the dvd will be in my hands for distrabution march 4

happy travels to all and ill see you down the road

peaceful self

k

im at the vw dealer in ft myersw fl it set up pretty sweet here that have krispy cremes downstairs clean bathrooms next to a real nice showroom at the top of a half spiral stair case they have internet acess and small desks in cubicals i hope they are treatin my ride well in the attached bld its kind of like the trip from the wizad of ozz when they first arive and everyone gets what they neeed to feel brand new my gtrs my gear myvan and a little part of me need a bit of dusting off

gigging last night at myakka was so sweet thanks to lisa and the crew for setting up ssuch a magical venue im so glad i was able to spill out in that crib

i forgot my shrimp and beans after loading out of jrs packing house it was a long day getting there with my van stuck in park until i figured out a way to trick it into releasing then duck taping my shifter but the gig went well in ho dunk fashion

i was a bit surprised when i noticed three matching t shirts sitting at the front table they all had a this guy resembling me in the woods

i just got a call from downstairs and the white horse is ready for mouting see you in miami

pease kraig

those damm dogs all they do is bark bark bark early in the morn and in the dark dark dark its all i can do to get some sleep doesnt even help countin sheep sheep sheep maybe tomorro w i will get me a gun then well se whos having fun fun fun ill help you buirry them a good six feet if thats what it takes to get some peeace they wont be diggin for any more bones once i ve found them a new home home home

is anyone still out there i know i am waaaaaaaay out there im writing from a piece of land on a flood plane in c desoto county florida no lights no cars no planes some fantastic new friends adopted me and have allowed me to hang on their land in june i would have been under 8 ft of water right where im parked miami wa deffinately miami last week end it took two hours to find a light bulb for my trailer tail light and i still had to break open the old one and jimmy rig it to get back over the swamp ive been learning alot about sludge and living around a flood plane larry and tanya have been great tanya and i went out kiaking on the peace river and came face to face with the biggest gator ive ever seen what a graceful dude it was a bit creepy when he decided to head into the water we were paddling across ill be heading back to miami friday for a couple of gigs and to give a three hour lesson to an orthopedic surgen who plays gtr to help kick his addiction to wind surfing he had to go cold turkey im going to work on an old yorma song tonight gennisus ive started writting my first short story im not sur what the universe has in mind but im thinking i just need to perserve some of the marvels im witnessing there isnt much of this life left i can only hope we can wake the sleeping giant deep within us

peaceful night sounds to all

k

i headed down to sunny flA compliments of my friend everitt from spirit air i got down in time to play a shoe at monsons in bradenton i was a show for a friend of mine and steve arveys so it was nice to join the celebration of brother house cats life hes struggling with his health and making way for the next step he told me he would keep a door open for me and i do apreciate that cause i may need a little help getting inn im taking a bit of a chill break then its back to chi town on xmas to do a few shows and pack for the winter migration

enjoy the spirit of life and be kind to eachother out there in the rush

peace on earth

thank you mask man

k

so christmas is right around the corner funny thing though i ve allready gotten all my gifts ive been getting them every day they have been piling up and i feel like i cant kkep up with who they are comming from and who to thank evey morning i get up and look out my window and freak that i have a big warm bed and a veiw of my back yard somtimes i get a bright sun and other days refreshing rain some days i just get an excuse to stay in bed and rest my bones but the gifts dont just come to my house every where i go they follow me i sometimes wonder how it is i deserve all this special treatment all the nice food and treats i get to eat the swims in the big oceans and gulfs im even invited into strangers houses and treated like family i have a feeling their is more to this guy santa than were on to it seems to me like there are millions of santas ive been meeting them everywhere i go some of them im realted to and otheres i only visit with for a short while but there all filled with love and they love to share it so i guess it really doesnt matter where i am on dec 25 i do know that my heart will be with all of you i have met along the way and i can only hope you realize how much your gifts have ment to me

peace to you from me everywhere

kraig

12 of us armed with vaRIOUS stringed instraments open tuned met up at mitches old barn in crystal lake on sunday to hang out and learn about slide gtr. i was honered to have such an eager bunch of class mates. i even learned a new chord for little martha from matt the next generation anouther slice to reminise excuse us while we slide on down the road

peace k

winter sky

crystal clear

spilling stars just out of reach

december winds

rosey cheeks

kissing lovers sound to sleep

ive had a last minute cancelation for the slide guitar workshop sunday dec 7 if anyone is interested please email me

thanks

kraig@kraigkenning.com

when i was at in salida very road beat from staying up way to late the night before iwas sound checking on stage at bongo billy's and in walks syd and billy from just over the river out side of st lous a 16 hour dr to see ashow i have to say i was a bit surprised

im in the quad cities now hanging with lu anne my part time manager were doing a couple of gig s here then its a couple more near home then i get to sleep in my own bed for a while the workshop in dec is full we should have a great time and i have some studio time booked in dec for 5 new tunes

the live show from the black rose sounds great and we are going to have it avail very soon im tring to talk andq my roadie int being king burner

life is living through me in many ways thanks as allways for all the love along the way awwwwwwww isnt that sweet peaceful times to alll

kraig

here i am in golden co ive got a couple of gigs in the mountains today then its off to chi town to repack for the quad cities the black rose society came through what a great show in a very dark village thanks to tom for taking care of me and letting me sleep with cody we watched the new alman bros dvd until 4 in the morn lets not forget the panda paws we had for dinner the night before salida was wonderful clark and company took great care of me and the brick room rocked on my way back to denver i stopped at the cottonwood hot springs for a bath and massage thank you donna did i mention that i met my sis at the air port in denver and was wisked away by my bro in law jim thanks to both of you and much love thanks for the use of the red roadster we have bonded im looking foward to some down time so i can write and record

peace be with yo

kraig

oh ya tommy recorded the black rose show and said it turned out great were going to offer it for cast and encourage burning and passing of the show we were also vidioed at charlottes web in rockford a couple of weeks agoa nd were going to offer that as well we will try to keep it cheap as poaasbile

where is it all going the convergance the elclipsing moon the lamp lit beaches the fosfates in the gulf the trees from the golf cource in my back yard the bull shit were being constantly fed by media and leaders the bullets the rockets the spirals to the ground the endless fences the truth the knolege the masters the matters of the heart our youth the truth

thnaks to wmnf radio for the heads up to so many and making it easier to tour fla also the weeekly planet and the sarasota herald tribune all the folks at fogartyville the liquid cafe packing house skippers amy kevin jane doe randy bill f jr bev cheryl and if i forgot you your surely in my heart oh ya the home crew andq luanne spirit air and i swear even the folks at enterprise rock what a great trip i spent alot of time in the golf swimming and its time way time to start telling the truth and learning the truth

the midwest workshop is full i will be doing anouther one in sw fla in march watch for details

im home for a day thenoff to colo see ya there

demand peace

kraftbrau in kalamazoo man i havent beenaround there since i was sixteen i drove up to grand rapids to see my first love patty dimuzio maybe not my first but very special never the less i was more of a friend to her which is norm for 16 but iwas all set to marry anyways i dint see her this trip but i really dug the club steve is a gem and i cant wait to go back the coffeee joint across the street has a nice vibe as well seemed like a good place to find company and thanks to james and co for the deal on the coffee strainer and the molka tht got me back to chi town earlier that day i arrived at eastwood school an hour late cause i wasnt hip to the time change we delt and the kids were kids great congrates to cindy and larry what a nice wedding so glad to have been a part of it dug in at lillys lounge and turned into lizards for a night a real nice room with nice sound halloween didnt fail us thanks to karen and bill running this for over 30 years what a great croud and we have the whole thing on dvd you can order a disk if you want well get the info out soon my yearly visit to the front pourch in indiana was perfect ecepting the front weels of my cart busted loose at a weld spot some nice fans helped me load out and now ive got to see if ian can weld it back im off to fla for a week then to colo then the quad cities all systems go

peace trane of thought

k

i forget to mention a place that i really want folks to know about dave the owner of a place called gators pub north saw us play at strawberry fest and gave us a date at his place its right on rand road 1/4 mile north of dundee in palatine i love the place nice food good vibe cool for the family the sound is grea t and dave is a great guy were hopeing to get anouther gig going here before i split for the south so check it out if your in the area drop by have some wings and tell them we say hi

peace

kraig

im not sure if anyone cares or if im just in a looking back mood but i feel like ive left some events for the past but not neccasaraly ecause they wernt important maybe i just havent been walking the web but not because i have given it any rightous thought or anything i did take some personal trips and didnt feel like i need to bore you all with my mornig cup of coffe or evening shadows after sunsets but just in case ive forgotten to journel some worthy happinings im going to go back a bit at the end of aug i came back from a trip and we did a gig at charlie foxes and it was nice to see our old fans donna and bob down by the fox then lovely gem pitched in and filled a dat for us in lovely joliet at just one more i got to play real loud then it was off to maine to meet new folks learn to surf and take in i came home to head off to perform once again thanks to sara at moraine tech in fon du lak it was a crystal day i always do some thinking on that trip fall thinking getting older thinking jim and i were joined by an old friend dave glynn down in sandwich il for a cool little gig in the basement of a mini mall then it was off to the quad cities where luanne worked her magic and we pulled off 4 gigs in two days next came the cold weekend a little bit of midwestern whats to come we did emmitts in dundee set up in the pouring rain but it cleared up for the set we saw winter coats hats and gloves that night it was nice to work for all the folks at emmetts and big hugs for the hard core fans that hung doen to morris for anouther cold night what a great sound system and jeanette did her norm getting everthing together and she was looking hhot as ussual the warm came back and we did a gig in north barrington outside ian subed as roadie while andq spanked the day away until he met us later to learn some new friz techneques im alittle pissed his throwing is getting better than mine that brings us to mobile print my friends who have been helpng the cause for a long time now they figured it would be easier to have me play for the cash i owed them rathere than wait for me to get rich played with ill slim on a couple havent down that in 20 years or so thanks god for the perfect day down in springfield it was cool to see the folks come out with the owl t shirts then it was off to st louis to see the family that left me here in chi town stopped by sydd nad bills on the way home and hung out by an old crypt and walked through some delta to find the big muddy

end of flash back i bought a new gtr for recording from my friends down at the front pourch in valparasio in ive got a meeting with dr caw and jeff thomas two of chicagos gems were going to talk about the production of 5 new songs

so ill be hanging with the headphones on

the ringer off on the phones

tring to make some sence of the songs

as i wonder where ive gone

maybe on break an old friends voice

or a drive in the car through the night

i tell myself we all have a choice

rewind the tape ill get this one right

hello

imm camping right across the street from the lincoln memorial gardens in springfield il i have a gig here tomorrow the colors are outragous looks like we may have a little rain but we wont melt im logged on in my camper through my cell phone so this is a first to comunicate to the web world from my camper world time to listen to the night creatures

i have started recording on 5 new songs i have a meeting with dr caw the engineer and my percussionist jeff thomas were going to discuss production of the tunes peace in the night kpk

i went to a cubs game we never went in but we hung on the wstreets and had a burger at a bar right there in wrigleville

any one who knows me knows how bizarr this is for kraig kenning

im offering a workshop at my house for slide gtr anyone interested go to our home page and follow the link

peace kpk

welcome autum with all its gifts all its changes and all it takes with

the space between the earth and the sun the blooms where the green came from

covering the walks with damp leaves from the trees no more reason for wearing bare feet

but the colors my god the colors never to be caputured on any photo or pad

a last minute bone thrown to those who find it hard to move twards the grey

so ill remember the ones i lost and the years gone by as my new year begins again

with the wind at my cheek and the chills that the night and the fall moon bring

even though i recognize this is part of my shape and as as much me as i breath

im sad to see summer bending its knees as it makes room for autum and winters freeze

oh ya much much much peace to all of you

kraig

i know i havent hung with you all for quite a while

just wanted to stop in and say hi i dont really feel like typing details now so ill save the juicy stuff for late r

i took some personall time off so ill spare you the details ecept two highlights walking the finger lake trail in ny and surfing at 44 in maine

happy b day to the webmaster brother kevin

Itsgoing to be 100 in Gaithersburg today I burned down hwy 270 south this morning heading for dc the sun melted through the morning haze with a clear warning of the heat to come checked my three gtr case made by chilli con with out a hitch . dress the part and have a saw buck or more in hand for the curb side folk. Last night I took a long look from the stage I had spent the last 4 days on I thanked it for the memories and people that space allowed me. thanks to amy for having me out and the dude in florida who hipped amy to me. Jp had some sheep right across from my stage area and he directed me to the black hill county park the sky opened up and the land was such a nice welcome and it was nice to hear from barbra that this was nothing compared to the land near by im looking forward to checkin more of it out. she also told me not to call sheeps wool fur . So cool to meet and hang with tara steve mari Daniel and daniels bro you guys filled my heart im a bit tired now and looking forward to being home its been a wild mix between sharing my stage with the hipnochick and troy next to the pig race track across from the sheep barns and just over from the geese and im not sure what you call it but just to the left of the stage is where the big cows would get their daily baths. so I know that a Lincoln is more than just a car and there are fantastic people on evey corner and as the woman next to me last night who told me my brights were on said “your welcome baby were just the same” chill with peaceful people kriag

we busted out of chi town just in time to enjoy gorgous minnasotta skies iguess it rained abit in fact im sure it arained a bit couse at the end of my friday gig in elgin while andq my roadie wwas eating tocos with logan my gear was getting soaked we kissed and made up as allways anyways thanks to allison jim meli jessica and bear for helping out and keeping me out of trouble

next i was at my bank making anouther huge deposite they all come by me at the bank cause they know im rich and they want to favor up to me plus they ussually have to fill out my deposite slips cause of my fear of organizing numbers as i was walking out of the bank a woman gave me the look over and said you have a great life i arrived in evanston early in the day so i could enjoy the lake bike trails and over all wealth that that area offers also im thinking about going back to school at northwestern for typing classes after bikeing eating and a big swim in lake michigan it hit me that my banker lady was right all this before a show that i enjoyed the company of jim larry and steve and of cource the fearless andq who drove the champion solo down to the city so i could enjoy the day the half moon hung over our performance shinning like a london street light oh ya thanks for the sulsa ravioli and cookies

peace this moment kk

SO WERE off on the road to many new adventures starting off in minnasotta and continuing a 14 DATE strait tour looks like it will be stock up time for the good food lots of water and healthy company Maryland is sandwitched somewhere in between and since ive never been there im sure lots of learning will continue. After the tour im looking forward to heading to northeren wis to hang with some relatives and then off to Rochester ny and im thinking maine has a nice ring to it so ill be a changed man come the fall and filled with sunsets views water and landscape

Frog man was last seen 7/27/03 walking in the rain next to Melissa crusing up lunt just outside of Rodgers park he had very little to say but was enjoying the wet morning

whats the goal to live the longest so much work so litle time for now if were worried about later maybe thats the lure who wants to look too closely seing it all so clear might mean time to wake up but there is a;ways those days that come every once in a while that remind us so its off to dream land for me a long way from all ive learned deep in a passonate embrace or the heavyness of the wind against my face meeting with souls who have found freedom and peace

WASHINGTON ISLAND LOVE

THANK YOU

now let me see where to begin how about the begining but that wont do cause im not sure where i last left off i think it was in a lake with matt and josh in liberty ville il and then there was wesmont thanks to pat johnson for havining us back again and even margy showed up what a nice surprise a long drive to arkansas swithching cds with my nephew worked out ok i even liked some of his stuff hes heard all mine cause his dad is my webmaster and big bro it was hot hilly and very peaceful hanging with the fam in the mid south some really nice bluffs to jump int o the lake from did i mention the twins what a couple of cute girls we hung they taught me the importance of napping smiling eating and reading minds. they are my nephew eriks babes no cell phone signal or internet connection so it was chill time i started on a lulaby and finished up on anouther new song while i was creeping around in hte van late nights early mornings

oh ya on the 27 of june i slept through my gig at elgin for the brown bag lunch i took acouple of muscle relaxers for my back and went into a sort of hibernation thanks to an understanding most excellant woman jane reschedualed me for the first fri in aug

next it was rain rain rain but not in a bad way those of you who know me know i love the rain especially if i have soap i am so blown away by the croud that sat through an hour of heavey down pours to hang with the tunes my guitars needed acouple of days for the necks to dry out but they seem ok now well its off to washington island wi im doing a gig for my dentistkind of a barter thing i get a vaca and a tooth cleaning and he gets a show it just acured to me i could use a foot massage i think its the first time in my life where it has been so clear

im hopeing to get some more new tunes happening and take in the sites

thanks for making it such a nice trip

peace and happiness and take a break once in a while

a full day its been firs off headed out to karlas for some healing and massage she has some magic fingers then it was off to guitar gallery where i picked up a gtr ive been thinking about for years its a rain song and i really like it frank gave me agood deal then it was off to the gig at that sweet forest perserve in libertyville independence grove man it was hot but the folks hung in there and we had a wonderful evening after everyone left andy josh and myself took a dip in the lake and cooled off under the summer stars sounds romatic but it wasnt it was refreshing were really digging the vibes from all the folks who are comming to the gigs you have been really making us feel welcome

back up aone day sunday we did the strawberry fest in long grove il kind of a brothers and sisters feel lots of kids hanging with their parents checking the tunes thanks to jannie for the repeat gigs

the day before custer street art fair what a gas always is street performing all day and showering in sprinklers on the way home

and just befor e that we played the lovely wauconda library it was a litle cool but the setting kicked ass thanks to terri for having us over we followed up by doing a set at my friends place otrainas when i got home that night my back was pretty soar so i took a couple of flexorals and i slept right through my gig in elgin sweet jane was cool enough to rescheduale me for the first friday in aug

hope to se youall soon

thanks for the peace

kk

wow did everybody have a cranking day like i did spent time with old friends talked a bunch on the phone tried to make sence out of cell phone plans did a bike trip into the woods more phone calls hung with jamil bought some ben and jerrys oh ya first i cooked a heathy chicken ceaser salad then the ice cream and finnally sat down in the newly organized back bedroom studio and recorded some roughs of my two new songs it felt real good to be back in hte home studio the new plan is to have dr caw stop by some afternoon and tweek the home studio and see if i can get cracking again i am over due for some dobro instramentals

a peaceful rest to all and all a good night

kraig

i wanted to write in the miment because i wanted to capture the vividness of the beauty experienced as i traveled through southern ill but soince its been a few days now im sure ill just scratch the surface so imajine everything x 10

i was pretty beat when i arrived a t todd hall in columbia il it was a full day of traveling and after decideing to not have roadies because i needed the peace it also gives me a bit more to do as soon as i got out of the car i knew i was in asacred place you can feel the vibe from the earth down there it mellowed me and gave me a bit of strength i needed to set up quickly sydd and bill were so gracious and made it easy to load in and bought me some nice shrimp with lobster sauce tht i ate in the van just before the show performing in the chaple for a bunck of great folks was the start of a great adventure sydd and bill took me back to their home in the back woods and we chilled and i slept like a rock woke up to the great outdoors and a fine breakfast we tool walks along there property then i took a bike ride and i remember red blue yellow white spotted birds endless songs and purple yellow green endlsss wheat feilds flowers frogs turtles butterflys and zebras it fe;t ;ike a midwest i havent seen or talked to for years then next day it was of fto rend lake a gigantic lake did a show as the sun set and camped near by headed out for st louis in a rain storm bu that cleared and by the time i arrived it was anouther perfect day spent it with my family after chilling for a day it was time to head to bloomington il to meet up with jim the bass man and play for the horizon camp for md adults the show was awsome and spent the next morning with my friend margy

now im back home a bit worn but filled with inspiration ive been hanging ao=round the house working on two of my newer songs

see youall soon

peace k

Blues fest went from one extreme to another the best buy stage rocked it was so nice to be in the heart of Chicago with the streets packed watching the steve arvey fiascle right next to me lets back up just a bit my roadies decided it wasn't going to be a good day for them to work so it all started kind of rocky with just steve and I running the show but thanks to some friends Luanne and company we kept the train running and a surprise visit from myroadie andq about mid day was very welcome as the crouds gathered for the street performance section of the day we were doing fine until the marine battery decided to run out of juice on us. As our patient audience waited we sent andq to the van to remove the xtra battery from the camper and hook it up to our rig now once again we were off and running just one more snag the plain clothes police decided to shut us down for marketing product without a venders licence it felt pretty weird being a grown man watching two cops with wxrt buttons on walking away with my distribution center in front of a huge croud of peaceful music lovers

WATCH OUT EVERYONE CORPORATE AMERICA HAS BECOME QUITE A MONSTER

After playing another set we had to rondevu to the police station and fill out several documents admitting that in fact we were the people we were claiming to be and that we would never sell another one of our cds without direct permission from mcdonalds and would appear in court and graciously ecept our fines and repramandations in july

Soon ill be back in Chicago heading off to Columbia ill then down to rend lake looking forward to hanging in the camper van again

Deep breath everyone

Peace kraig

anouther chicago blues fest weekend on its way this is getting to be tradition for steve and myself i tried to possably bail on it this year because im getting a little tired of being chased around when were tring to street perform but steve reminded me that it is part of our universal duty to persist in a tradition that is so right for the all important community

got the fridge fixed in the camper thanks to ian and im itching to get back out and perform in the great wide open mean time schaumburg art fair was lovely saw some old friends and the sun was smileing on us all week end

hope to see you all at the buckingham fountain in chi town

pce

kraig

and of cource

peace always

i really like the last two our earth tips its nice to hear from the dads giving their kids a heads up we dont get as many tips as i wish but over the years we have gotten some great ones its quality not quanity so if you havent checked them out i would recomend it

ive been out to visit my old friends at the dubuque and diresville library what a nice time betty took care of us in dubuque and shirley and company in diresville im so glad carol has turned herself int o a massage theropist and a good one a t that thanks for sharing the farm with andy and i and the hands on bodywork and worth mentioning is the dinner special at leroys in diresville by the way this is iowa basted chicken all white corn mashed with gravey and a rool for 475 and it kicked ass

ive had some time to work on my house here in the midwest and its looking might y fine amy helped with the yard ian sewed some new drapes and andy started digging a sewer hole very grounding

i had a meeting with afriend from moline luanne who is brave enough to take on booking and managing me were very excited and looking foward to opening many new doors

so i need to get to washing a couple of windows and writing some

greet the world today and let her know your present and intend to stay their as the miricle unfolds

eau claire i cant beleive i know how to spell it its been raining onand off since ivebeen here but all and all a nice visit thanks to paul for hauling me around town as the vw dealer fixed the white horse 700 later its running like a champ i hope i get better gas millage now the house in ill. is shaping up nicely and i have been setling down a bit doing some writting and rough recordings back to eauclaire i did some biking on the chippawa trail it follows the river very sweet and they let me swim at the colleges pool again very sweet im tired and i ve got some driving tomorrow mabe ill stop at devils lake and say hello to an old friend

good night

sleep in peace

as the sun rises i feel the healing i take off the glasses thag magnify the screen my bed waits to calm me as i dream into the new dawn all creation will gather today for the ritual celebration as the web of life becomes more obvious some will have to die off to leave room for the new blooms but the chain will never be broken so today i will feel the air and the sounds of the earth breathing the sky will reveal its infinity and the heart beat will join mine drumming in unisin the vibration of the universe

give peace a chance

some of those marshmello eggs would taste good right about now preferably a little stale but im tring to curb my sugar cravings so ill have scrambeled with vegies looks like a nice day here in the midwest so its off for a bike ride and then mabe some loud jamming on electric slide to derik trucks new record

spent last night with len and linda and friends for lens 60th it was quite nice setting up in someone living room for an intimate show

happy easter and always peace

kraig

ive been to moline and back we had a break in the weather which makes it a very different world around here there aresome ancient trees in luannes hood i was surprised to see such cool pines in moline first the radio show which was kind of 60 jazz interview ish on thurs then a couple of grade schools on friday the last class was injected with pepsi and the thought of spring break being just minutes away on sat i hung in th ys parkinglot after swimming tring to recover from some kind of a weird bad chicken day but i felt great for the packed house at the fireworks club

thanks to luanne for all the work including roadie on friday and tom for letting me have her for the week end thanks to tucker for roadieing on sat and doing a great job running the distrabution center

i am about to set out on my first shopping journey via my new bike that i bought on my way back from fla venus hipped me to this shop in st pete and i picked out a treck since the one alexa gave me got ripped and i had i t mailed to me cause they dint have the right size well its here in my kitchen and im going for a cruse and yes its cold out

i send you peace my friends

kraig

so i get to see abit of winter its so beautiful to get a late snow in my honor the trees look so nice covered wiht what will most likely be their last snow of the season came home to alot of organizing and of cource taxes so i have had to shift for just a bit out of the camping mode to dip into what some refer to as reality for just a bit im planning on getting out quite a bit this summer in the camper and seeing some of the northern gems maybe even the northern lights looks like ill spend a bit of time in the office looing for some gigs but maybe ill just load up the camper and see who needs a dose

once again so many thanks to the angels who cared for me on the road. my life is forever changed thanks to you

pray for peace

kraig im off to the quad cities

im home

3mnths on the road and im back in the midwest to do some organizing and rest and oh ya play some music

thanks to all for all the support while ive been roaddogging it im tired ill talk to ya soon

peace kraig

talked to both my nephews today and i acually have two more and they are twins but i did not talk to them i talked with the older nephews im very happy to have connected with them and to have it happen on the same day is an even cooler bonus one is in st louis and its nice to see that he thinking on his own and has some very interesting veiws on the world which will be in his hands very soon that is a big job the other is up in minoqua wi hes part hick but hes my bud and he just had twins he said hell take me sking this summer if i come up and visit and i plan to

since i saw you last i did some major hanging at myaka river park and got some help from amy dr knapp and dr rozele dont let the doc thing scare you these guys are cool and i got some good advice on how to heal up spend 10 minutes a day working on your tough spots then enjoy the ride then back to the most excellant caloosahatche park what a great croud showed up we lit the tiki tourches told stories and what can i say ecept thanks for letting me gig here some old friends who now live in ca showed and we talked till late then i fought off bugs for the rest of the eve because we let too many in the van at the gig was turned on to some home made bug juice and some pics from a couple also talked with a dude who drove from jacksonville and shared a bit about how he and his wife run a half way house for teens i got their number incase my roadies get any more out of hand i dont know where they learn that behavior

i havent watched tv since i left in jan so i figured i shouldnt make the fn war and excuse to start again i just creep along and talk as i go and get the vibes from the people i meeet its freaky when i hear songs in my head that were written in the sixties that fit my present state of mind remember monster by steppenwolf it seems rediculus that i need to spend time thinking about how to write songs for such obvios needs like peace and stop bombing cities filled with people there must be a better way to set an exzample for the rest of the world

i hear alot of people say i hate whats going on but i dont know what to do and some say im afraid they are going to do what they want no matter what we do im thinking we need to stick together and stay posative and dont be afraid to let folks around you know your not for all this mass destruction were not looking for arguments just want the power to shift to a more practical end to all this hatred this is a loving country and im hoping and beleiving in the strenght of this love let this be our last lesson in this method and before it too late look for ways to make nucleor missles part of history not our demise

my new friend really said friend in favor not fortune but i like them both

i think we better go back a week wow rainbow springs what a place crystal clear water swiming with the anhingas and comerants and lets not forget the turtles and chicks we did some paddling and some swimming its like a little terrarium just outside of ocala wekieva state park isnt bad eithter nice springs as well got acool hat in leesburg and the shop owner of this mens store was a trip he has stuff liberachi wouldnt wear i almost bought a suit but the pants wouldnt work i wish i could remember the name of that store i finishe d my set in the pouring rain and looked up to see two of my friends from virgina that used to live in rockford dan and jen so of cource i made them instant roadies for not the first time in our friendship "im not a friend in fortune" a new friend of mine sad that to me recently i like it

now this week end was a bit of a buzz kill my back completely stopped working for me on fri night after lifting a battery the wrong way i couldnt tie my own shoes so i only played on sunday but late saturday night someone needed my bike which is really alexas more tha me it was three feet awy from me as i slept ans somone sneaked it away careful on ft myers beach i guess its a 21 speed bike that says vitamin water an the main bar so i hope the new owner is into heath i hope i dont start getting to paranoid over this shit

im in sarasota now home of seista key beach and myakka state park so ill rest and get my back back i hear its warming up in the midwest and i m due to show up there begin of april and see if my house isnt burnt down

i did talke to lana the guru behind the scene of the allmans web site and were going to put somthing together so i can join the family feels right to me

50 ways to keep peace there must be

so time has once again played it trick on me. making me think it matters making me try harder to beat it and luring me through anouther season thinking too much of the past soon spring will be showing and i will be migrating back to what is becoming less familyer the homes i have made along the way have become more comfortable but not quite home. so many faces have melted into one giveing loving unit with so much help i can not describe with these thoughts i hope to settle and cherish every event im allowed to take part in

thanks for the smiles the kind words the nurishment the encouragement the normoralsee the freedom and of cource the love

see youall soon

peace is such a simple thing

i met a guy who was taking cash for gas he told me he was from bangledesh and so asked him about it he said it was fine aside from the floods he said they had plenty of oil and somthing about india not letting them drill for it and somthing about needing the help of the united states he was a very kind man and we held up the line so i had to go as i left he thanked me for asking me about his country this seems like basic stuff if we just talk

Dear everyone im hanging at myaka state park just outsi of Sarasota fl. The sun is so bright its hard to see the words on my lap top but ill make it some how I haven’t had time to check inn and there is so much to tell that I wanted to give a bit of a recap before the next 10 days takes me to another level lets start with the present I got in late last night after doing a show at jrs packing house we had a great time lots of faces to remember and some very stong vibes from folks don’t think I miss that over all the dinner chat I don’t cool to hang with norm and daffney and amy who all helped until the last piece of the kenning puzzle was packed away jr gave me some eggs and butter for the next leg of the journey any way my point was I got in to late to hang at my camp site so we ended up moving to an illeagle spot which was a fantastic star lit area far from anyone eles and now that’s where im typing from although folks are walking by now because the park is open Some high lites the beaux art fair in Miami hung out with my art friend Jeremy hes way out there and gives me plenty to think about we had a cold day and a warm one I did deefield beach art fair and met lots of blues fans down that a way the ocean is beautiful over there I ate some organic ravioli supplied by alexa back in the ft myers area did some shopping and lived in town for a while going out to dinner and watching movies the folks at the liquid café are very warm and it always feels good hanging there thanks dan and richie for the help loading out and alexa for counting the cash now my latest invention play at parks and camp there caloosahatchee was so nice thanks to nancey for having me out its hard to beat playing in this atmoshere like a mini red rock so im talking to a fan friend what ever mindy about leo kottke and she found out he was playing in Bradenton the night before I was playing there in front of hellen coldcot she offered me a ticket to the show and it gave me an oportuntiy to check in with leo but also drop off my trailer with all the gear ho w cool was that but I skipped the live in wmnf radio show that was sweet as always thanks bill they are still olaying the heck out of maktub I also performed at fogertyville Arlene and david are very hooked in folks and the show was spectacular the have the thickest vibe there since Hendrix I camped in their parking lot for a few days they were the folks responsible for having hellen come out and speak please look her up and hear what she has to offer im not sure if I spelled her name right Did a couple of hours at the fiesta days art fair it was cold but we still gave it a go Maureen is an angle im so glad I get to meet folks like her mabe it will start to rub off on me another perfect day in punta gorda thank you kathey for getting the word out and I saw my aunt rose from cincinatti there that brings us to skippers back in tampa for an intimate show on the patio thanks to heather for helping out and opening the show I feel like ive gotten kind of factual on this and ive left out somuch of the essenc\e but the truth is I am forever apriciative of all the sharing and diversity and love I get to experience along these trips Please talk about peace

a i dont think i can mabe talking or at a meeting but its a growth thing and so much of every day has a part of it and when i tell people of the inspirations and challenges it comes out very bland and factual liveing on the edge gives us a chance to really experience life and grow and thing s that would have been taken for granted or gone unnoticed become very important and a part of us some of the folks im meeting along the way weather they are campers or very old and wise from raising children or from going to war and looking the devil in the eyes ive been alone but im not as lonley and im thinking i am finnally experiences some of that high school dream like when i left for california but what about all the time inbe tween im old now and it looks different on hte road now

a friend of mine recently asked me what it was i couldnt explain about my recent journeys i was complaining that everything was comming out to stiff and not what i was feelin but what i was doing heres what i wrote her

Caloosahatchee park that’s where I played yesterday what a back drop its getting hard to believe that I am making a living doing gigs like this thanks to nancy for puttiing I together and brother mike for being a roadie for a day perfect weather for a show in the woods I hung out after the gig and had dinner as it turned into eve then I took a star walk throught the woods met up with the only other camper in the park

Im tan im in shorts and the wind is blowing the pools are heated and there are lots of massage therapist down here alexa has been fixing me up with all kinds of healthy organic foods and the camper van is being a nice friendly home on the road Ill be back at the caloosa park in march for anight gig so if your in the area check it out Next week ill be in the tampa area for a week and thanks to wmnf more folks should know about the gigs wish you all posative motion and many friendships

Peace kraig

way down south stopped by high falls in geargia but it was closed but looks like a perfect place to hang the roads around it made me not want to get back on the hwy the miami beaux art fair was nice a bit cold but we had a great time i met a lot of the artist and they wernt even telling me to turn down jeramy turned me on to a peice of fruit i have never had i cant remember the name of it but it has black seeds in it and you eat it like a cantalope tasty material after the fair i camped in big cypress and just happened to run into a guided swamp walk tour right place at the right time those swamps are amazing not dirty prestine im so glad i got to see one from the inside and not on a boardwalk thanks to ranger randy im in ft myers dusting off for a rew days then off for more camping and across the swamp next weekend to deerfield beach

keep the peace every thought matters

kraig

good morning the sun is just rising here in the midwest and im getting ready to say good bye to my home town for a while yestarday i took advantage of the greenhouse effect to do some last minute work on the trailer so my gear doesnt wind up on hwy 75 new breaks on the camper and cleaned up its time to learn from last year and enjoy a long juorney ilook foward to meeting new souls and rejoining some old friends

lets back up jim and i had afantastic gig on new years eve we did three concerts in a chaple as part of first night in rockford il it seemed right to be in a church with such warm spirits surrounding us my cycodelic light was perfect for the back wall of this place it was also cool to see some surprise guests fro m out of town who came for the show

moving foward just two dates in the midwest till spring weve made good friends down in morris il and were looking foward to our gig at the fire house on sat eve im going to try out a headset mike i havent used one in a bunch of years well see then sunday is the rolling meadowss library i went to high school in rm but i still havent learned how to read and 0 hour typing did not work out as you can see but the teacher who inspired me to write my feelings worked there thanks linda H

to the present (or close to) spent some time with an old friend yestarday and it reminded me how special everyday is the sun is up full balst and the sky is blue and im off to a spinning class d

maktub has made a nice enterance into my life and im very happy with all the posative vibes comming in im also happy it done!

peace to meet you

kraig

Heading out of steamboat springs on hwy 40 in dwights ford explorer listening to a live show of the subdudes still feeling very mellow from the time we spent yesterday I hung out with god started off meeting up with some old friends from Chicago the macleods they got me a deal on a lift ticket and off to the mnts we went ya that’s right I did some down hill with still a recovering back injury but it was fantastic coped a free ride back to meet up with Dwight and off to strawberry park hot springs hard to explain how pretty they say there is lithium in the water so we stared at the rising moon surrounded by snow caked trees in mothers warm bath so now its back to geeks garage for show number 2 dwight opened for me and then I took off for planet who knows and let my soul rise from the mountains and hot springs

Thanks to my old friend kip strean for getting us the gig and the hotel room to Kristi (my sis) and jim for picking me up and putting me up thanks to Jessica and Chelsea for getting our chai tea and stuff thanks for the supporting phone calls that keep me on the ground on the road of cource id like to thank Stephanie the owner of geeks and my dear friend Dwight who opened the shows for me and took most excellent care of me Back to the current views Peace kraig

well it feeels like spring in chi town but its winter in colo im on my way from golden to play at a place in steamboat springs looking foward to hanging with kip and checking out the hot springs kip ran the oppen mike in palitine il the first time i apeared live on a stage now hes running the place im playing in the springs

flash back what about last week end what about the wed before the last week end i was at my favorite college northland thanks to jeff for having me and what a nice croud up there in hippy enviro land it was cold as hee though and it took a long time to get a sandwitch at the subway from there it was off to moline il thanks so much to luanne tom and tucker for working the pro mo for the show feeding me and their friendship tucker is now officially a kenning roadie ill be looking foward to returning to the quad cities in the spring if your in moline stop by fireworks and grab some coffee or tea and make yoursef a mug

got to go my ride is here ill say helo to the mountains for uall

peacemeal

k

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peaceful as can be

kraig

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Woke up again thanks mr u things have been on the rise im about 30,000 on my way back from a fantastic mini tour of sw fla I know I thanksed a bunch but there is more WMNF RADIO IN TAMPA HAS PUT the new cd maktub on regular rotation which means they willl be playing cuts from it lots if you call in o