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Last Thursday: Played at the Buda Public Library outdoors at a pavillion. Tee-riffic! Last Friday: Drove to Frisco and played Frisco Grooves….I was the kick-off performance and kick-off we did […]

jonathan friedman is an EXCELLENT human being, and is now in charge of saving the bats!!! Bat Conservation International’s mission is to teach people the value of bats, to protect […]

This my keyboardist, eddy, and his fabulous angelic mom, alice, the night we played dan electros!

Life is a twisty turn of unexpecteds. You can have a vision, you can believe and build and aspire to making the vision a reality, and, yes, the vision can […]

THE HOMELESS SONG After we left Clifford’s memorial at Antone’s, Lance and I were walking to have dinner when we stopped to talk with a homeless man. He asked us […]

Dear Super Pal Universe, Many of you, over the years, have said to me: “I’d like to hear more of you on the radio…” Well, this is your chance! This […]

A one of a kind man has passed away today…Clifford Antone, the legendary supporter of the blues…the man who created Antone’s records and the forever club of the same name […]

BIG STAGE. Big Sound. Big Fun. Happy People. Sunshine. Me jumping around, sliding all over the neck of my guitar, Eddy taking killer solos, Zirkel in a funny straw hat, […]

Our dear friend, Jack, died Thursday morning…peaceful, at home. Our cat, Mimi, was at his side the entire time, and only left when Jack passed on. She came out of […]

Catching you all up on the other side of my life: Radio has started responding to “Motherlode”. We are working non-commercial stations as I write this entry (non-comm are the […]

My eyes are aching. I’ve been crying today. I woke up, and couldn’t seem to stop the flow of tears, the sobs in my heart. My dear neighbor, Jack, is […]

dear ones, in march, i played at the all souls acoustic coffeehouse in tulsa. this morning, i received the following link from angel barry pronouncing the loss of sienna, a […]

Goooooooooooooooooood morning, Ellen! This is my book club. I’m the only one in it. You are about to read my current reading list, so I think, in a way, that […]

Jeff Goldblum was waiting, almost expectantly, for me today. He was layered among the leaves of his cage, right near the top. And he came without any unbraiding; he slithered […]

From Todd: so…yesterday, Lance comes over to help me get the dresser from Mickey…. he walks in the door….. and what is he wearing? THE SAME SARA HICKMAN T-SHIRT as […]

Dear Ellen, Well, I haven’t written lately because there has been a heckuva lot going on. I noticed yesterday’s theme was “red” and “love” and “music”. The day was about […]

bless you all for the calls, the love via email. we had a long, slow day. some of it swirly and strange; most of it beautiful and spiritual. after visiting […]

Please take a moment today to say a kind thought to a fellow traveler on this planet in honor of Ron Schriner, my husband’s father. He passed away yesterday. Sadness […]

this is one of the most brilliant, and beautiful, ideas i have heard in a long time. i encourage you to listen to these, and perhaps, write your own speech […]

This is my man, Lance, taken by his best friend, Todd. I thought you would want to see why I love him. Love, Sara

Neil Young on CNN – April 18th 2006.

been thinking a lot. been enjoying this incredible weather. been working hard, playing harder. thinking about neil young. i want to tour with him. thinking about my new album. it […]

The most terrifying movie of the summer. You owe it to the planet to see the truth. Pledge to see An Inconvenient Truth opening weekend. In theaters: May 24 – […]

The Connextion recently interviewed me for their newsletter that goes out to over 20,000 folks. Thought I would share my answers with you all: The Connextion (TC): If you could […]