I went to see Loggins & Messina at the Greek. I wasn’t going to write about it, fearful of being abused, for not only liking old music, but really lame old music.  But although Kenny Loggins sang that wimpy song about the bear, the band positively rocked.  They played completely different material from their last […]

T-shirts were ten bucks, food was edible and entrance was free. The performer was the Beatles.  Yes, that’s what Gustavo Dudamel represents, a break from the past, a long-haired youngster who spent his 10,000 hours in obscurity in Venezuela only to appear fully-formed at the Hollywood Bowl at the age of 28. Ginny having decamped […]

I’m following Rob Katz on Twitter. I don’t know how I found out he was using the service.  Maybe from the "Vail Daily" or Vail Mountain itself.  But I was interested in what Vail Resorts’ CEO had to say. He’s clueless.  He’s read about Twitter, decided to jump in and forgot to realize that if […]

I needed to take a shower. Some things are immutable.  You’ve got to show up for appointments on time.  But I couldn’t get up from the computer, I needed to hear "Fireflies" one more time.  And then again.  And again. That’s the mark of a hit record. Not where it is on the chart, how […]