Souled Out - Live acoustic performance with Sonny Moorman on Bass

I had the honor of playing one of Sonny Moorman's acoustic songs for him at a recent blues jam in Cincinnati. Sonny and his drummer popped in on the second verse and it made for a really special performance. Thanks, Sonny!

For those who don't know about Sonny Moorman - Sonny has been on the Cincinnati music scene longer than almost anyone around. He gained national recognition as one of the finest and most tasteful blues players. When you get a chance to hear Sonny play you are being to treated to some of the best blues guitar you may ever here. So, catch him out around town when you're ready to put down the Dubstep and have your mind really blown.

New Live Terminal Union Performances

Ian and I are currently in the middle of our January residency at Stanley's Pub. We're playing every Wednesday this month in one of the east sides more well known music venues. Ian was playing here back when he was 16 years old. Our friend, Noah Hunt, got his whole start there before he joined the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band.

We've had decent crowds each night so far. I'm most excited about the number of my skating homies who have steadily been building up their attendance. It means a lot to me because this Americana style of music is not typical skater fare. So when they are there diggin' the tunes and having a good time I'm happy. Hanging with them outside of the skate realm is great as well.

Here's a live version of Terminal Union playing John Prine's Souvenirs.

Generational Shredding

A quick clip of nearly four generations of skaters goin' at it. 1 tween, 1 teen, 1 adult and 1 geriatric. This is nothing hardcore here. Just the essence of skating, that's all. Having fun on your board.

My Ode To Skating

skating, slamming, progression, style, ageless friendship.
Passion for rolling on wood attached to wheels, going fast,
power sliding, chirping, clipping, BOWLS, speed train carves -
Knowing your true dirty self through skating.

Some OLD lady looked me dead in the eye after a fly-out and
said, "It looks like magic." I replied back back to her, "It feels like
magic." She looked back with dark, sad eyes and asked, "It does?"

Skating is an ethereal gift to those on the sidelines - never

underestimate the power of what it can do in your own life.

Milk life.

Something for the skaters and musicians -

Two new videos to share. The first is another skating compilation from the last few weeks on the east side. Lots of footage from the Beech and a fun session at the garage mini ramp. Skating continues to be the driving force in my life that pushes me to create, challenge fear, take hits, progress and simply have fun.

The second video is a solo guitar performance I recorded today. It's a Doc Watson arrangement of an old tune from the 1900s called Warm and Windy. This style of guitar is called Travis-style thumbpicking made famous by Merle Travis. In this style the guitar gives the effect of two instruments, a bass and a guitar playing together. The thumb holds the bass line with the other fingers playing the melody. The secret to this method is syncopation. It's no different than what the great ragtime pianists like Scott Joplin were doing. It's an amazing thing to play on guitar and extremely rewarding. I gravitated to this style when I was younger after realizing the limitations of strumming or playing single note lines. Hope you enjoy.

From Time Magazine - 1965

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Terminal Union Update

My music project is rolling. Ian and I have gone quite a ways in 7 months. We've worked on finishing 13 original songs and have another 25 roots, alt-country, americana classics down cold. This project is turning into everything I was hoping when Ian and I first got together. We wanted to create something that was focused 100% on the music and creating. We moved away from the idea of catering to a bar crowd and instead focused on writing our own material and seeking out the places in Cincinnati that embraced it. So far it's working well. We booked our first Artist in Residency at Southgate House starting in October. We'll be playing every Wednesday night and inviting local artists to share the stage. We hope to see you there.


Here's some recent videos. The first is a new, original song I wrote last week. Ian put harmonies on it and we are really having fun playing it. We both feel this is a perfect example of the kind of the core sound we are going for.