Brian Franke

The year is flying by for me.  Usually they say that's because you're having fun, but this year hasn't been entirely fun with sick pets, broken HVACs, and a mortgage escrow company who messed things up.  But I won't get…

It's around this time of year where things begin to pick up and the dull of the winter fades away.  This spring I'm taking a month off from playing gigs.  Why?  I'll tell you below.  St Patrick's Day is also…

Hello and greetings from Charlottesville!  It has been quite a few months since I last wrote, and I am doing great down in the new digs and in my new home with my wife.  In fact, here's some photos below…

DC Memoirs, In Case you Missed it:

Chpt 1: Everyone Leaves DC One Day

In the summer of 2000, I spent my first amount of time living in Washington, DC.  At the time I was 20 and…

I'd like to start the spring newsletter off by thanking everyone who responded to my news that I'm moving out of the Washington, DC area in a couple months.  While it is sad in some ways, it's nice to have…