Photoshoot #1 With Marina
Marina and I got together briefly with photographer Natasha Smith and took some quick shots outside of my apartment in West Philly.
A Visit to Shiloh Quaker Camp
Shiloh Quaker Camp is a Summer Camp in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. It is a part of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) Camping Program, along with Catoctin, Opequon and Teen Adventure (TA).
Bicycling into New York City part II: Biking into Manhattan on the George Washington Bridge
This is the second in a 3 part series on biking into Manhattan. read Part One Richmond to Boston on a bicycle I recently completed a 1,000 mile bike tour in which I lugged all of my…
Xtracycle Radish Tour Vlog
For the past three months I have been touring on an Xtracycle Radish. Every week for ten weeks, I recorded and uploaded a vlog. Now, for the first time, each of those vlogs is combined into one window. You can watch all the way through or find the most interesting episodes, all from here!
Letters of Support for Jon Watts Music
Promise Partner, Olney Friends School “One student commented, ‘I hadn’t written that way before. It opened me up, made it easier to write, and I produced things I love.’ Another student, who was already a writer, said…
Bicycling into New York City Part I: How (not) to Bike into Manhattan
This is the first in a 3 part series on biking into Manhattan. read Part Two Richmond to Boston on a Bike When I first announced that I was going to ride my bike from Richmond to…
How to Carry a Guitar on a Bike
Trailer vs. Cargo Bike When I first had the idea of doing my East Coast tour on bicycle, I looked into bike trailers. I couldn’t imagine any way to fit my guitar and amplifier onto the back…
Jon Interviewed By Earlham School of Religion
Music and Ministry Among Friends: An Interview with Jon Watts “One of my favorite Quakers Jim Corbett said ‘Verse can make false inspiration obvious, even when a line almost fits… a line that fails to fit is…
How to get through Quantico Military Base on Your Bike
This week I started out a bike trip from Richmond to Boston with my guitar and equipment all packed up. I had done minimal training so my first day was really slow going… I didn’t even make…
Why I’m Going to Boston on an Xtracycle Radish
For the month of April I’m touring up the East Coast, playing shows in every city from Richmond to Boston. But I’ve made a different kind of decision about my manner of travel… instead of taking the…
Xtracycle Radish Bike Photos
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Xtracycle Radish Bike Review
I recently made the decision to do my tour this Spring on bicycle, for reasons that I’ve explained in this post. I thought it might be nice to write a quick review of what I’ve noticed of…
Max Carter on Jon Watts’ Video
I was unaware of a YouTube video that recently went “viral” – at least in proportion to Quaker numbers – until friends referred me to it. The video shows 2006 QLSP graduate Jon Watts rising in the silence of worship in the Barn at Pendle Hill. His vocal ministry turns into a “rap” about Quaker history and theology, focusing on the diversity of views among Friends and his own upbringing in Friends General Conference.
FGC’s Quaker Information Center responds to a question about “Dance Party Erupts” video
QQQQandA is a great resource: a blog made up of answers to questions sent to FGC’s Quaker Information Center. Recently they received a question inspired by my music video, “Dance Party Erupts During Quaker Meeting for Worship”:…