The Time I Made Her Cry
When we conduct a Chime In experience for a team somewhere, we never know exactly how the participants will react. Oh, sure, initial reactions t
Seven Little Notes
As a small business owner and musician, I often think things like, “How could I get people to think about my business with just seven or eight musical
Magical Cruise (an Interlude)
I promised you a follow-up to my last post, and I will do that next time, but I just wanted to stop and share this: We had been on the island, got bac
A Magical, Musical Cruise
Today, my wife and I are leaving for a cruise—but not just any cruise, this is a Disney cruise! I know, I know, I can hear some of you groaning alread
A Tribute
Well, it’s been two weeks since Jimmy Buffett passed away. If you’ve been paying attention at all, you’ve seen announcements, tributes, heard hi
The Power of Music (part IV)
OK, it’s time to wrap up the series on The Power of Music. First of all, I don’t want to keep you in suspense from my last post: the band did gr
The Power of Music (part III)
I started a band. It’s something I’ve been threatening for decades. Whatever company I’m with, whichever project I’m on, I talk to people who sa
The Power of Music (Part II)
Hey, we have a theme, let’s keep it going! I woke up a few days ago with the song “School Days” running around in my head. If you’re not familiar, it
The Power of Music (Part I)
We have talked about how magical music is, and how useful, and how some people use it to do amazing things. But the bottom line here is, there i
Some Notes From Phil
OK, let’s do this. Chime in has been on hiatus for over a year. We have not hosted a gig or had much of a chance to hand out guitar picks or oth