DUMB Dynasty
Sean MurphyFirst off, the only dynasty involving ducks that I'm interested in discussing is the Duck BOAT Dynasty, also known as the 2013 RED SOX. Regarding the other item, shouldn't the…
Your Holiday Shopping List or, My Island of Misfit Toys
If you're wise (and/or foolish) enough to take my advice seriously, here are some of my favorite things from 2013. If you are looking for gift ideas, for yourself or…
Peter O’Toole, R.I.P.
They're all gone. Burton, then Harris, then Reed, then Taylor. And now, O'Toole. Yes, it all begins and ends with his once-in-a-millennium turn as T.E. Lawrence, and attention must…
Newtown and The Healing Power of Music, Featuring Herbie Hancock
I feel obliged to say something, anything, on this sombre occasion. Fortunately, Sean Beaudoin has done some heavy, eloquent lifting in the service of sanity, healing, and remembrance. Sean is an…
Howard Tate, R.I.P. (Two Years Later)
Not a lot of fanfare surrounded the death of Howard Tate (a couple of obits here and here). In a sad, sadly typical way, this is appropriate, since there was…
Five for Mandela
Some directly, some indirectly inspired by the great man. (Bonus!)
7 From McCoy Tyner For His 75th
McCoy Tyner turns 75 years young today. In a saner and more soulful world, Tyner would be a household name. As it is, he remains an American treasure, a remarkable…
Humanity: Kicking Cancer’s Ass
When the going gets tough, there is always hope. When hope is hard to come by, humanity can do the trick. Check this out: No matter what we are faced…
Life in the Key of Song: Strawberry Fields Forever
Living is easy with eyes closed/Misunderstanding all you see, It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out/It doesn't matter much to me. Those aren't just defining lines…
The Day The Music Died, Redux (Revisited)
(12/9/2010) It was thirty years ago today... Where were you? I was in my mother's bedroom, kissing her goodbye before I caught the school bus, and I heard the horrible…