Author Archives: Loren Davidson

About Loren Davidson

As an "escape artist," Loren's art inspires and encourages people to escape from whatever is bringing stress and distress to their life - job, traffic, rude people and frightening headlines - by helping them imagine life as it could be, sitting on a warm beach with a cold drink, even if only for a little while. Seen from this perspective, the problems of the moment don't seem so bad anymore.

Booze Reviews: Parrot Bay Frozen Strawberry Daquiri

Posted on August 5, 2012

I’m starting to see more of these pre-mixed, freeze-your-own, single-serving drink concoctions in the marketplace. I may previously have mentioned the Shark Attack frozen margarita pops – I know I did on Facebook. I can’t say I much cared for … Continue reading →

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Self-Worth and the Internet Marketplace

Posted on June 28, 2012

What makes something worth X dollars and not Y? And how do we determine our own self-worth, in this age of free downloads, crowdfunding, and instant everything? In this article, Doug Shineman talks about YouTube’s business model for embedding advertising. … Continue reading →

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Product Review: iKlip by IK Multimedia

Posted on June 3, 2012

I’ve had my iPad for a month or so now. I’ve been finding it increasingly useful, and when I go to Florida in a week and a couple of days, I’ll take it and not take my old Mac laptop. … Continue reading →

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Taking it on the Road

Posted on May 9, 2012

I’m going to be a bit busy with travel the next few months. Well, actually with travel *and* working on my upcoming album *and* the 97 other things that make up a Life. But I’m really excited today about my … Continue reading →

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Exploring a New Place

Posted on April 30, 2012

In my secret life Day Job, they recently moved us to downtown San Jose, CA. We’ve been here a couple of weeks now, and I’m starting to get out and explore in different directions on my afternoon walks. At our … Continue reading →

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Gardening – My Other Escape

Posted on April 28, 2012

Ah, springtime! When mens’ fancies turn to…digging in the dirt? Growing food? Well, mine do, anyway. With my various other projects – rebuilding the edge of my deck, working on songs for the new album, dialing for gigs – I’ve … Continue reading →

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New Album Update – “Of All the Rum Joints…”

Posted on March 31, 2012

I’ve been working hard with producer Kevin Johnston and with artists Dave Daily and Albert Hinojosa, and some of the early bits of this new album are starting to fall into place. The title, as you may have heard, will … Continue reading →

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Song of the Week: Voodoo Lounge

Posted on December 29, 2011

Hey there! I’m going to try to share as many new songs as I can, over the next month or two. These are songs I’m thinking about putting onto my next CD, in draft form. The mix is my “homebrew” … Continue reading →

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Vacation Travelogue – My Pictures

Posted on December 8, 2011

In which I post a few pictures and talk about a few of the memorable moments of my trip last month to the Keys. Note that these are all *my* pictures, and none of them have me in them. I … Continue reading →

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New Song – Looking at You

Posted on December 7, 2011

Hi, Today I begin a new series of occasional posts about my upcoming album. I don’t have a title for it yet, but Kevin (my producer) and I have started work on it, I’ve written and polished most of the … Continue reading →

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