I am sitting in a diner, listening to Miles Davis’s 1987 album, Music From Siesta. I was managing a record store in Savannah when this album was released three decades ago. Thirty […]
Siesta
Deep Cuts: Clapping Songs
Sweet Richard Simmons’ Dolphin shorts. There are a lot of clapping songs.
Deep Cuts: Soda Songs
“Wow, that’s a lot of Coke” turned out to be an ad for Little Caesar’s Pizza. In the finished commercial a nerdy dude holding a large tub of soda sits down and […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Creedence Clearwater Revival
It’s after midnight, and the Grateful Dead have finally cleared the stage. A good portion of the muddied audience is wiped out, having spent two straight days overcrowded, underfed and wet — […]
Why It Matters 