Feelin’ Froggy?
Sean MurphyJust about every species practices—and in some cases perfects—certain forms of cannibalism. I didn’t say...
Ten Ways of Looking at Four Decades
I. Listen: When some of your best friends are people who exist elsewhere—characters in books...
Four Poems For Four Decades
You’ve Seen Me Before (1989) I am the nimble sparrow who is surprised By eager...
What’s It All About, Then? Part One: Jazz, Featuring Eric Dolphy
Question: What’s it all about? Answer: I don’t know. But I do know a few...
A Day To Remember; A Life To Celebrate
August 30, 2002* Everything that is good about me is because of my mother. Fortunately,...
No One Has Ever Done Anything as Well as John Coltrane Played the Saxophone
The question isn’t, really, about who might be interested in this documentary; it is about...
Ummagummolympia
Not sure I’m sold on the synch-up of the music (Pink Floyd’s uber-psychedelic dreamscape “Quicksilver”...
May 3: Props on Pops
I have written more than once about my mother (here and here) but I haven’t...
Let Us Now Celebrate Great Men (And A Great Friend)
The primary reason you are reading this blog right now, aside from the fact that...
The Floppy Goes To That Great Recycle Bin In The Sky
From cnet: Sony delivers floppy disk’s last rites CNET News / April 25, 2010 Sony,...