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  • Deep Cuts: Friend Songs

    Jarod and I have been in touch over the years and we remain good friends. I haven’t talked to him in the last couple of years, but ours is one of those easy friendships that always picks up where it left off.  I’m very grateful for that Anyway, not so well known songs about friends.…

  • Why Are You Reading This? Go Take A Walk

    Has our cultural emphasis on exercise had the unexpected result of reducing the amount we exercise? I don’t know, but I think walks are fun.  Take a look, and when you’re done share it with your Facebook friends. They need to put down the Farmville and the Candy Crush for a little while and get…

  • Rock Briscoe #5

    We’re closing in on the end of Rock Briscoe’s first mission. Only one more installment!

  • 145. Whatever This World Can Give To Me

    It was time to crawl back into my cave. Losing Jody to New York and losing my last  shred of  self-esteem to Stan were both bad enough, but I was about to lose my last close friend, too.

  • From the Stacks: Alice Cooper – From the Inside

    I know I’m going to get grief on this one, but Alice Cooper’s 1978 From the Inside is my vote for Cooper’s masterpiece.

  • Good Men Project Writing Prompts, Week of 9/23/13

    Here are some ideas for GMP Arts and Entertainment articles. Don’t see anything you like? Check out last week’s list. Still not finding anything? My door is wide open. Send me what you have, what you want to pitch, or even your random thoughts. We’ll talk about them. Remember: First-person narratives in the 800-1,500 word…

  • On My Turntable: Raj – Ghost

    Don’t expect a detailed write-up here of RAJ or “Ghost.” There’s just no information available. This is one of those really amazing stealth tracks that dropped into my mailbox with no bio, no background. When I asked for more the response I got back was, “Music speaks for itself. Let it inspire you.” So who…

  • From the Stacks: Tim Curry – Read My Lips

    The legendary Tim Curry is recovering from a stroke, a fact that few of us knew until earlier this year.  Another fact that the casual admirer probably doesn’t know? Curry recorded some kickass albums for A&M Records.

  • Aftershock Festival 2013: The Crowd

    Did I point a camera at you then give you a card? You’re probably in here somewhere. And if I didn’t who knows—you might still be in here. I’ve left these big and unedited so that you can do with them whatever you want. There are more pictures of the crowd, specifically fathers and sons,…

  • Aftershock Festival 2013: Volbeat

    These guys were a personal highlight, but hey—anybody who whips out some Johnny Cash is okay in my book.