\n\t\n\t\t<\/span>Photo\t<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Linked In<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare by Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n 3 days ago <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t \n\t\n\t\t<\/span>Photo\t<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Linked In<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare by Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n 4 days ago <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t \n\t\n\t\t<\/span>Video\t<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Linked In<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare by Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n 1 week ago <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t \n\t\n\t\t<\/span>Photo\t<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Linked In<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare by Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n 1 week ago <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t![\"Bryan](\"https:\/\/scontent-ord5-3.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-1\/192540904_340093320813405_3572449914931812043_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_s50x50_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=f907e8&_nc_ohc=Bm73C2oQdHAQ7kNvwHfkvd3&_nc_oc=Adr30-9280YGA-bjasIhztLS38_G2na0jod0A03ntBnNah--6L22EWFYfh6eFq7kTQ8&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-3.xx&edm=AKIiGfEEAAAA&_nc_gid=KM84gx0YZcIrP2Y9eJ8W6Q&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQHHR0EhtJ-v772PPDjEQcRUJy4RD2TT2djKNaPTwrdhVLa7Np9Eep_TBenWchao9yHMJGqTuu8ofA&oh=00_Af_EudfHfEGekZsXsJ-YNIxv0Qejaqt2pKpcLP7GW6cuVA&oe=6A5A857D\" "\\"Bryan"){kind=small}
<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nIf you\u2019ve been following me since at least 2020, surely you saw this low-riding pretty pitty mix (pitpourri? pitty plus?) grace your screen a few times, so I suppose I made a personal thing public. I couldn\u2019t help it - Ellie<\/a> was my first dog love and that only happens once. She was a Pacific NW girl who loved running in grass and water, and next thing she knew she was spending covid lockdown in the high desert of Southern California. It wasn\u2019t always an easy adjustment but she never complained because, as Ellie<\/a>\u2019s mom would say, she\u2019s hardcore. We would go to isolated mountaintops and rural areas during the heart of lockdown and throw the B A L L with her. She would get all dusty and love every second of it. She even survived a rattlesnake bite directly to her face in mid 2020, after which she pushed herself for ten minutes down a trail until we could get her into the car and drive at ungodly speeds to the closest emergency vet. The venom swelled her face like a balloon but she made it through, because she\u2019s hardcore.
Though we lived in a remote area at the time, we eventually found a beautiful grassy park with a forever mountaintop view in a nearby suburb, and Ellie<\/a> fell in love with it. She would howl with glee in the backseat as we made the turn onto the road to the P A R K, even though it was still a mile away. So much wagging.
And Ellie<\/a> also made sure to be very closeby whenever I was recording a session during lockdown, or practicing for the tours that came up as lockdown drew to a close. It wasn\u2019t complicated for her. She just loved her humans. As has been often noted, humans can only aspire.
Ellie<\/a> returned to her native home for her senior years, and got lots more time in the wet grass and rainy P A R K S of the Seattle area. Her sight and hearing diminished in the past 18 months, and some other health challenges arose. I asked Ellie<\/a>\u2019s Mom if I could come see her before I left for this year\u2019s long travels. She graciously agreed. The reunion was filled with licks and kisses and snax and wagging. Even if Ellie<\/a> was moving more slowly than the last time I\u2019d seen her, her smile was still the same.
It\u2019s hard for me to imagine what I never would have known were it not for the love of this beautiful spirit.
Ellie<\/a>, I hope you have the sweetest, longest nap, and your little snores fill the world beyond the Rainbow Bridge with the most serene distant rolling wave.\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t... See More<\/span>See Less<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
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new “Calm Before The Storm”
remix EP<\/span>
available now at Bandcamp!<\/span><\/p>\n
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