Jerry Garcia – The Wizard of Monadnock

The Shuffle of Destiny

Posted on September 17, 2018 by wizardofmonadnock in Wizard Notes

It's been a lot of years since I regularly used the shuffle feature when listening to music. I know some people still do this, and it seems likely that I'll get some vehement pushback from enthusiastic present-day shufflers, but we all know Peak Shuffle happened years ago. Streaming radio services, however carefully curated by you, … Continue reading The Shuffle of Destiny →

I totally wasn’t done – there’s meteors and Jerry Garcia and PLANS

Posted on August 9, 2017 by wizardofmonadnock in Wizard Notes

That's what happens when I get started. Few more things I wanted to go over that didn't make it into this morning's post. DON'T FORGET THE METEORS Everybody wants to talk about the upcoming eclipse. All eclipse all the time. Eclipse eclipse eclipse, yeah, yeah. Am I bitter and jealous because I didn't make special … Continue reading I totally wasn’t done – there’s meteors and Jerry Garcia and PLANS →

Hold away despair

Posted on September 2, 2014October 17, 2016 by wizardofmonadnock in Taking a Stab

Last week, I heard a 16-year-old violinist on the radio paraphrasing a Catholic priest who said that prayer set to music counts three times as much as a regular prayer. Leaving aside the numerous problems with this idea - I mean, for starters, even if we assume prayer is a real thing, what does it … Continue reading Hold away despair →

Jerome the Comforter

Posted on November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 by wizardofmonadnock in Meditations

The following is an exclusive excerpt from Night of the Unemployed Wizard, a collection of poetry and songs and the very first Wizard of Monadnock Book. (It's only a buck!) All ‘cross the land, the people disheartened, Many souls done been put through the ringer; Tho’ much is to be said of poets and their … Continue reading Jerome the Comforter →

The Unity Tuesday Shuffle Fade – Thank You and Good Night

Posted on June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 by wizardofmonadnock in Meditations

Tonight, as we fade Unity Tuesday once more into twilight, First Unity Tuesday of the new month, Last Unity Tuesday of the old moon, We are sad to see you go, For the moments in which we knew you to be sweet to us; Willingly, we watch you leave, For the moments we really … Continue reading The Unity Tuesday Shuffle Fade – Thank You and Good Night →

The Wizard of Monadnock Radio Hour

Episode 20 - A Friend Of Ours From New Jersey With John Palmucci February 19, 2019

Today’s guest is train conductor extraordinaire, New Jersey paisan, and pop culture blogger John Palmucci. John and I first connected online more than two years ago as fellow members of the Socialist Party USA. Over time – despite the fact that when we both attended the party convention in NYC in late 2017, he went on disastrous Tinder dates instead of drink […]

Episode 19 - The Winter Solstice Liturgy January 10, 2019

To close out the old year and ring in the new, we bring you our second Liturgical Episode. Synthesizing the thought and wrestling and writing of December and indeed the entire fall, this episode is a journey of contemplation, prayer, and meditation. Everyone gets their time - from Christians to Pagans to Waldorfs. Take a minute to contemplate the nature of t […]

Episode 18 - The Wizard Of Halloween October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween to everyone and your ancestors! So, while Episode 19 - our next long-awaited adventure episode - is finishing production, here's the recording from last Saturday's special Wizard of Monadnock performance opening for Winterland NH's Halloween Extravaganza at the Marlborough House in Marlborough, NH. I deliver a rousing, if unusu […]

Episode 17 - The Solstice Liturgy July 16, 2018

In honor of the solstice (yes, this is late), we bring you our most experimental episode to date - by far. In an attempt to properly commemorate Midsummer, this episode is constructed as a complete liturgy. You know, like an actual religious service. To listen to this episode is to take a journey through a space very different from the one you think you […]

Episode 16 - The Universal Right To Adventure - With Leia Friedman June 15, 2018

To commemorate and build upon her appearance almost exactly a year ago, we're joined by the one and only Psychedologist, and my dear friend, Leia Friedman. And this time, we get a little...CONTROVERSIAL...in our discussion of the nature of the Second Psychedelic Renaissance and the different currents of thought within it. Anyone connected with such thin […]