I sat down the other night for one hour of perfect writing time, the kind of time recommended by experts who write books on writing.
The Ballad of Easy Procrastinator
Deep Cuts: Your Airlines Suck Playlist
People, I implore you. What have we allowed to happen to air travel?
Deep Cuts: The Best of Not Prince
One can sum up ’80s pop music with four artists: Bruce, Madonna, Michael, and Prince. In a way they were the last of the real superstars. The ’90s belonged to the anti-stars […]
From the Stacks: Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs and Englishmen
I picked this one up at a friends of the library sale in Savannah, Georgia back when I was a starving art school lad. For those of you who think of Joe […]
Deep Cuts: Great Big Organs
My kids run across a crusty old song now and then that for them is a revelation. “Dad, have you ever heard this?” they excitedly ask. “Do you like it?” Usually my […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker’s set is another one of those career-defining moments from Woodstock, in this case both for better and worse.
81. You Know That The Hypnotized Never Lie
“How was your walk, Dad?” “Good. I went along the river.” “What did you listen to?” “Woodstock.” “Is that good?” “Some of the performances are great, others not so much. Mostly for […]
Deep Cuts: Weird Television Musical Appearances
Music television predates MTV — it even predates the Ed Sullivan Show — and as a kid I would watch any show with a special guest appearance. From Bobby Sherman on The […]
Why It Matters 