I am going to launch now

I really can't wait any longer. I am going to launch now. Launch launch launchity launch. That was awesome.

WHEW! That took a lot out of me. I've never launched before.

There will be a song here soon called Larry's Launchpad. Actually, there will be a few songs about Larry. Who's "Larry"? I'm not sure - and - I'm not sure why I've had these impulses to write about Larry but I think it may have started with my grade-school friend Paul Utzig and his near mythical "Uncle Larry". This name came up so frequently and with such reverence when we were kids that I'm completely amazed that I have no memory of ever actually meeting him. Uncle Larry was a biker. Uncle Larry had a chain-saw. Uncle Larry was incredibly cool. Uncle Larry shared a room with Paul. How is it that I never met him?

Then there's Parenthood: "Why don't you tell us now... Larry" - "Everybody, this is my son, Cool" - "If you weren't my sister..."

I just like "Larry."

Tomorrow I'm going to put my first song up - and then, I'm going to try and do that at least once a week.

And soon, very soon, we will have more "launches" here: Grass Stained Twilight; A book collecting songs, stories, poems, and pictures and an interactive website with animated fun designed by Ben Horak.

Get ready for fun and adventure!