I have been fortunate enough to live in quite a few interesting places, some better than others. Some were less interesting because of the circumstances, others wouldn’t have been interesting no matter what. At least one city, where I spent 1982 and the first half of 1983, is a place you couldn’t pay me enough …
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Let me see if I’ve got this straight. Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, making him the first president ever to be convicted of a crime. He will almost certainly still be the Republican nominee for president for the third consecutive election, although the nomination will come four days after he is sentenced for …
When I was younger, I remember being so eager to see books by my favorite authors that whenever possible, I picked them up at the bookstore, went home and read them in one sitting. When I was 35 and living in St. Louis, I bought Stephen King’s “It” in the late afternoon of a day …
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The great Babe Ruth was being interviewed by legendary sportscaster Graham McNamee when he was asked who he considered the greatest baseball player of all time. “You mean major leagues?” Ruth asked. McNamee shook his head. “No, the greatest player anywhere.” Ruth responded right away. “In that case, I’d pick John Henry Lloyd.” It wasn’t …
“They say it was a shocking sight, After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be … after a famous victory.” AFTER BLENHEIM, Robert Southey I wonder why it is that the English have always been so much more eloquent in …
Everything Donald Trump touches turns to shit. I honestly don’t know if Rudy Giuliani had it in him to be a great man. After all, I is, was and always will be a Republican who was a fairly authoritarian mayor of New York City. But on Sept. 11, 2001, when the planes hit the Twin …
“Yeah, I would testify, absolutely. I’m testifying. I tell the truth. I mean, all I can do is tell the truth, and the truth is that there is no case.” Ho hum. Regardless of what Donald Trump said before his trial began, the only way he was ever going to take the stand was if …
Sometimes great songs literally come out of nowhere. That’s especially true with bands who had a reputation for being successful with a certain kind of song all of a sudden doing something completely different. Take the Hollies, for instance. They could best be described as a second-tier band of the 1960s British Invasion. Not quite …
I never liked Andy Kaufman all that much. He died young — supposedly — 40 years ago tomorrow. I say supposedly because there are people who believe he faked his death and make major changes in his life. Andy Kaufman on SNL, 1975 I tend to think he’s alive and has been doing one case …
One of the saddest things about growing old is how much that you love dies. I suppose I’m fortunate in several respects. I’m the oldest of five children in my family, so if things go according to plan, I will be the one to go first, and many of my college friends are 10 years …
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