A Quick Trip Home

I’m proud of this record and I’m excited for everyone to hear it. It’s my story, it’s our stories, it’s the great things about the Hoosier state and it’s the bad things that affect us no different than anyone else. No place is good or bad, but it is my place. To paraphrase Flannery O’Connor, where you were is gone, where you thought you were going never existed in the first place. If you can get a grip on these notions, the rest of life is a lot easier to stomach. You are where you are, enjoy it the best you can and know you don’t have to stay there.

Thoughts, UpdateJeremy ClimerFebruary 6, 2026journal, travel, thoughts, Indiana

"Ted Sweatt" - Tim Carroll

I haven’t asked Tim Carroll if he meant “Ted Sweatt” as an anti-war song, but it absolutely meets my high standards of a protest song. As a songwriter myself, I’d prefer not to know what he meant because everything you need is in the song and you, the listener, can decide whether this is just a tribute to a man from the same Indiana county as Tim, or whether there’s something more. Personally, I think this ranks up there with “Copperhead Road” on the list of great songs with social messages.

Indiana Music EssaysJeremy ClimerJanuary 16, 2026Indiana, Protest Song, Tim Carroll

Nebraska & Indiana

The other night we watched the Springsteen biopic, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. I wasn’t prepared for it. I thought we’d be watching a biopic of Bruce making my favorite record of his, but what I saw hit way too close to home for me. That’s not to say it isn’t good, it is, and I highly recommend it, but, it made me realize that Indiana is closer to Nebraska than I intended it to be.

Stories Behind the SongsJeremy ClimerJanuary 13, 2026Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska, Indiana