Archive for 2023/02


Springsteen Tickets

They’re going for bupkes. People keep e-mailing me about this. Like this gent: “From: Russell Altman Bob I’d like you to post this. Most of Bruce’s shows are dead on arrival. He is big on the eastern seaboard Denver and Southern California. No one gives a f**k about him. I doubt you will put this […]

Kevin Cronin On Standing Up

Hey Bob, So in 2016 REO was touring as special guest with Def Leppard…it was a big tour. We had a show coming up in Greenville, NC when the governor of the state signed a silly red-meat bill regarding which gender was allowed to use which public restrooms. As if they were going to station […]

Re-Larkin Poe At The Fonda

I was with you on Larkin Poe. I roamed the hall and ended up right down front because the Allman’s, ZZ Top, & Led Zeppelin were in the air but with harmonized blues shouting vocals. The look of the place, the size and that incredible band. Tight as a snare from weeks on the road. […]

Just A Note

Yesterday there was an opinion piece in the “New York Times”:  “YouTube Gave Me Everything, Then I Grew Up”: https://nyti.ms/3ltLmED I follow this influencer stuff. Because I know despite the positive press, it’s a lonely life that burns you out and ultimately leaves you unsatisfied. I had lunch with a majordomo who had a meeting […]