I can’t believe it! I’m sitting here with broken ribs after an Alpha Male encounter with my little bitty puppy. Okay, at 85+ pounds and 17 months he’s not exactly little bitty anymore. If the pain and humiliation weren’t enough, I had to sit through a lecture from my doctor on how I needed to train my dog. Sailor, the… (more…)
Being a good kid, I called my mom to wish her happy mother’s day. I learned that my aunt, who lives in the famous Dakota in NYC, picked up a copy of my first book, Kiss the Breath of Sunset, in an upper west side bookstore. How cool is that? Now, if her neighbors would each buy a copy… heh,… (more…)
I was fortunate enough to know Tommy Bolin as a teenager in Boulder. Many years after his death, after finishing a screenplay called “Love Your Eyes”, I was working on a piece of music suitable for the opening credits. For some reason, bits and pieces of Tommy’s style came to mind, and this is the result, from Kiss the Breath… (more…)
Nothing much to take apart with this one. If you’ve been there, you’ll understand.  Stuck in Telluride  Once on a Saturday night not so long ago, I was feelin’ mighty fine, as those feelin’s go. I saw a little lady, tried my best to impress, I thought maybe later I could get her undressed. She looked at my… (more…)
I was a little surprised the first time I saw the ‘Young Adult’ or YA label on my book Kiss the Breath of Sunset (1411665082); but there it was. It didn’t take me long to realize that the booksellers who applied that tag were right on the money. Many of the pieces in the book speak directly to the angst… (more…)
January, 2005 Prologue The ninety or so minutes that my wife, Monica, and I spent in the fine art gallery of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas several years ago were destined to be defining moments. I was completely awed and overwhelmed by the vast exhibits of talent displayed in the classic masterpieces, while simultaneously being reminded of the phrase… (more…)
Message From, an excerpt from Kiss the Breath of Sunset. This is one of the pieces in the book that was set to music right away, and comes from the Mary Jane Bann’d era 1967-72. Melody Dee is on my mind Baby, we haven’t got much time I know our love is going fine Say goodnight, say goodnight Say goodnight,… (more…)
The picture at the top of this page is an old picture, but it fits the mood. Preparing for the future, we’ve segmented RonChalice.com from ChaliceMedia LLC. This allows Ron Chalice (me) to focus on being me, and leave the business to those other ‘personalities.’ Hang on for the ride, we don’t know for sure where this is going to… (more…)