If A Picture

by Me

good job iPhone Ansel Adams

you just screwed up his motif

all that you had to use was black and white

but no, you thought color was more unique

so you put upon a cumulus toque

goad the sun towards a wane

seek to whip an egg’s runny slip

across sapphire

orange sherbet and meringue

I had a thousand words here somewhere

(pat pat pat)

perhaps I left them in my Winter coat

…

better yet, I must have said them

in some colorful five by four connote

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, songwriter, singer, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify:

SOCIAL MEDIA

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

Kansas City has some gorgeous clouds—beautiful people, good friends, and wonderful music (I’m lookin’ at you Devon and Joliet).

Those are the pictures, yonder… yonder and about.

These are the words. Introductions: Pictures, meet words; words, meet pictures.

I’m in Chicago now. I don’t have many pictures of here yet.

Well, I have a picture of a hot dog. 🌭 I’ll include the hot dog in this 2024 pen pal picture show. Touring. Mid-West Style. Judging Chicago-Style Hot Dogs, and playing some songs I wrote.

I’m playing Chicago this Saturday, August 24th. If you just so happen to be in Chicago, send me a smoke signal. It’s at the Psychedelic Swamp. Free show. I’ve got the details if you’d like to attend.

I’m finding it difficult to write this and drink my Hamm’s beer at the Gallery Cabaret open mic, so I’m gonna go back to the beer. 🍺 Cheers from Chicago.

I am out on the road touring the Mid-West throughout August and the first two weeks of September, as well as the West Coast in late September. You can always find my tour dates on my BANDSINTOWN profile. Give me a follow on that and you will always know when I am playing near you. ALSO, many of these shows are house concerts. Yes, you are absolutely welcome to attend. Simply write me an email or find me on social media and send me a message. I will gladly help provide you details to attend:

August 24th 2024 - Psychedelic Swamp | Chicago, Illinois

August 31st 2024 - Todoroff House | Ann Arbor, Michigan

September 1st 2024 - Songbirds House Concert | Inlay City, Michigan

September 5th 2024 - Acoustic Sunsets Concert Series at Hamilton Gardens | Hiawassee, Georgia

September 6th 2024 - Nashville Songwriter Share | Nashville, Tennessee

September 8th 2024 - Bad Branch House Concerts | Whitesburg, Kentucky

September 14th 2024 - Baldwin Lodge | Ann Arbor, Michigan

September 21st 2024 - Happy Hen Barn Concert | Yakima, Washington

September 22nd 2024 - The Montgomery Court House | Mount Vernon, Washington

September 26th 2024 - Quarterdeck | Des Moines, Washington

September 29th 2024 - Sebastopol House Concert | Sebastopol, California

WHO IS MIKE VITALE?

I am a storyteller, singer, songwriter, music producer, traveling musician, Jungian dream analyst, all-around curious fellow (Spiritual, Mathematical Historical, Scientific), Taoist, and much much more, based out of Los Angeles, California. I’m constantly releasing new music, in all sorts of different genres. You can listen to me below, on Spotify: