Note: Sometimes you’ve got to leave the best stuff out.  That’s what I learned from Carl Reiner on Costas years ago.  But the quote I excerpted from this program resonates in my head, and even though it doesn’t fit in below, I want to lay it on you now: "When it’s good, it’s irresistible." That’s […]

Hi Bob, Thanks for the kind words about "Foreplay/Long Time." And, if I may, I’d like to offer a couple of addenda: 1. Not many people know it, but "Long Time" is a guitar showcase for Barry Goudreau, the often unmentioned lead guitarist in Boston. All the solos are his. He can coax some amazing […]

I’m in Vail, Colorado.  For my birthday. Every year I check the schedule, to see if the mountain will remain open until April 22nd.  This year, with Easter being so late, it’s open until the 24th, only the second time in my relationship with Felice. Yes, we’re staying in the condo.  Paid for by Felice’s […]

Oldsters believe concert promotion is all about the deal. No, it’s all about the experience. First and foremost, the act must be someone people want to see.  In the old days, this was the responsibility of the label, which invested and then reaped the rewards of gargantuan record sales.  Those days are done.  It’s now […]