Ten Years Gone: Happy Birthday, George
Sean MurphyHard as it is (for me, anyway) to believe, this November will be the 10th...
Coal Mines, Unions, Big Business and (of course) George Orwell
Watching coal-miners at work, you realize momentarily what different universes people inhabit. –George Orwell Quite...
Do You Believe In Miracles? (Revisited)
On Feb. 22, 1980, in a stunning upset, the United States Olympic hockey team defeated...
Bright Moments vs. The Dying of the Light*
I. L’amour de l’art fait perdre l’amour vrai. Or, the love of art makes one...
Songs Of Freedom
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, I had a few...
Interpolating A Poem: As Opposed To Prayer*
I. Nervous and unnerved this evening, alone: Searching for solace, something not unlike prayer, A...
This Family’s Story: The Beginning of the End*
I didn’t need a doctor to tell me that it was over. On the way...
Ali Farka Touré’s Finished Business (Revisited)
Great news from Nonesuch Records (Via FB): Nonesuch Records Congratulations to Toumani Diabate and the...
On Hockey, Hooligans, Soccer and The Death of a Clown
After my post yesterday, “Back To The Future With Old Time Hockey?”, wherein I acknowledged...
Back To The Future With Old Time Hockey?
I’m not sure what is going on here, but I like it. The biggest beating...