Every Sunday morning my father went to Sam’s. Well, first it was Max’s, then he and his partner had a fight and it became Sam’s.  What I remember most is the pickle barrel, with half sours that you can’t buy anymore, no one puts in that amount of TLC.  And the chive cheese. Made by […]

Did you read Frank Rich’s column in the "New York Times" today? Entitled "Obama, Lehman and the ‘Dragon Tattoo’, it’s an indictment of the Wall Street robber barons via Stieg Larsson’s best-selling book. Obama, Lehman and the ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Here’s the key passage: "’A bank director who blows millions on foolhardy speculations should not keep […]

Bobby Gale tweeted about "Out Of Touch".  He’s got a regular routine going, Song Gem Of The Day.  Follow him at: http://twitter.com/Bobby_Gale "Out Of Touch" is off "Big Bam Boom", not a bad Hall & Oates album if you’re into their later period, cut before they jumped to Arista and Clive killed their career (just […]

First and foremost comes a good product. Requiring no admission fee, no college degree, no qualifications whatsoever, the music business is peopled by hucksters, who employ myriad scams to get you to pay attention to their wares. But it doesn’t work. Used to.  Back when there was limited distribution, when bribing a deejay to play […]