GARY ROSSINGTON/LYNYRD SKYNYRD In April of 1987 I was working with Alex Cooley and Peter Conlon promoting concerts in Atlanta and still doing a little management. My old friend Gary Rossington and his wife Dale Krantz Rossington called me to say Amber Ertegun suggested they talk to me  about me managing their band Rossington. We […]

Thank you for calling out Bill Maher and his nonsense.  Over the years he has gone from modestly funny to an old man screaming at a cloud, ranting constantly about “wokeness” being the thing that will destroy our culture, while mostly giving the people who are actively trying to destroy democracy a pass.  Sure, some […]

RIP Gary Rossington. Lynyrd Skynyrd have always been a favourite with me. After The John and Tony Smith business broke up they were the very first band I promoted in January 1976. One of the best and most memorable was when they played the Rainbow in Finsbury Park. It was their first show in London […]

Are you watching this? It’s so STUPID! Which is why it’s so great. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” takeoff is genius. Even down to the staring contest between Judas and the Roman soldier. The original “History of the World,” you know, “Pt. 1,” was uneven. It’s hard to do comedy, it’s hard to be consistent. Mel […]