Bok Tower & Babson Park: A Florida Homecoming in Memory, Music, and Place

This past Sunday, I arrived home to Tennessee after a wonderful 7-night, 8-day trip to my home state of Florida to write/record some music, see some friends/family, and gather my thoughts after a pretty hectic 2025.

I spent several hours in Lake Wales/Babson Park, Florida—where Dad grew up.

I took a lot of photos, which I set to “Detlef Schrempf” by Band of Horses¹—a song that just felt right to me as I was scrolling the images.

These two missives from the road give context to my journey.

Greetings from Macon

A reflection from the site of some of my favorite childhood memories

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Lagniappe

Just liberated two posts from behind the paywall. Both contain playlists to accompany Play All Night.

Play All Night Playlist Project Chapter 8: A Home in Macon

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"You don’t/can’t 'listen' to the Allman Brothers, you feel it, hear it, move with it, absorb it." (Miller Francis Jr.)

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Thanks for being here.

I am grateful for you joining me at the Crossroads of Southern music, history, and culture.

1. Named for former NBA forward Detlef Schrempf.