Pondering Minds

he philosophical stargazing of a man taking a deep breath as he stands on the border between the finite and the infinite, Pondering Minds transforms words into songs which transport memories and ideas into the mind and emotions of the reader. Paul Clancy has suffered, but Lordy has he ever lived! His philosophy is distilled in the book's final poem, "Riding Time," in which he beckons the reader to fully experience the reckless adventure that begins for all of us when we take our first breath in this strange and wondrous life:

"Time should be ridden

Like a wild horse

Charging across acrid plains..." 

Paul Clancy has ridden the hell out of that horse.

-Susan McDonald, Guitarist/Composer/Storyteller

"If you don't remember the 70s, and if you want a view, engage with the pondering mind of a musician, composer, writer, artist who takes you through his many adventures of the 70s (and elsewhere) this is the book. Ponder with Paul's evocations from logs, lyrics of his songs, and other stories and pictures. This book engages you to be Paul's shadow ponderer, experiencing his life in part of a decade wrought with change."

-David Clancy, who rescued the author many times from the Tappan Zee Bridge