Sonny Rollins, Still Living The Well-Lived Life (Revisited)
Sean MurphyIn honor of this American treasure --a literal living legend-- on the occasion of his 82nd birthday, I'll revisit a piece I wrote in April, 2010. If you've lived on…
That Dog Will Hunt: Bill Clinton’s Big Gift
The Big Dawg was unleashed, and boy was Bubba barking last night. Employing his best Arkansas drawl, he connected in ways that no president --of either party-- has been able…
J’adore Dorothy
The last time I felt obliged to link to the awesome Letters of Note (go here for last link and go here for the site), it was to quote from…
A Kinder, Gentler Tarkus
As I attempted to identify the Top 25 Progressive Rock songs of all time a couple years back, I naturally gave rightful props to Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Here is what…
End of Summer (Camp) with a Bat, a Cat and a Clown (Revisited)
It is an inexorable, if lamentable rite of passage to revisit cultural mementos from one's childhood and discover that, to an adult's eyes, they are lacking. But then, "putting away…
Right Turn, Clyde: Unwinding Clint Eastwood’s Epic Fail
So...where were you during Clint's convention meltdown? Am I wrong in presuming this will become one of the great unfortunate, unintentional defining moments of an American icon's life? First and…
Encomium
August 30, 2002 I said: Everything that is good about me is because of my mother. I was in a church for the first time in forever. The church where…
The Once and Future King: ‘SMiLE’ and Brian Wilson’s Very American Dream
What if I were to tell you the 21st Century has already produced its great American novel? And what if I told you it was actually written almost five decades…
*Pig Parts Sold Separately.
I don't know about you, but after a tough day at the office, few things unwind me faster than busting out my broadsword and going to work on some animal…
Sanctuary*
I visited my mother’s grave the first several years for the same reason I used to attend church: it was expected, it was meant to make me feel better, it…