Archive for 2018/07


The Americans

To lead a better life… We went to Bob Windt’s rooming house on July 4th. It was on the parade route on Park Avenue in Bridgeport. What was a rooming house? My parents tried to explain. They don’t have these anymore, at least I don’t think so, where you rent a room in a house […]

Bryan Fogel-This Week’s Podcast

Did you see “Icarus”? You should, but you don’t need to to enjoy this podcast. Bryan Fogel was in director hell. His one feature tanked. What was he gonna do next? It came to him as he was riding his bike. Something he got hooked on back in Denver, where he grew up. He raced […]

It Just Works

Only it doesn’t. Steve Jobs died and we’ve been living in the dark ages ever since. Never underestimate the power of an individual. He or she can move mountains, or destroy them, just ask Trump. Geniuses have vision. They deliver what we didn’t even know we wanted. And the rest of the purveyors… Never got […]