Archive for the 'Life and Life Only' Category


Andy Johns

They’re dropping like flies. That’s what they don’t tell you when you’re younger, that you’re lucky to make it to old age intact. You think you’re healthy and then you’re not. But the real story is mutations are plentiful in your body and as time goes by you wear down like an old car. You […]

Bedford Shoe & Luggage Repair

The handle on my suitcase broke. Whom to blame? The taxi driver who extracted it from the well of his minivan, or the baggage handlers at American Airlines, or was it just wear and tear? I want answers! Every problem must be solved! And if you live your life that way you get stuck in […]

Phil Ramone

He was a friend of mine. Too often famous artists are unapproachable, glum, they see you coming and they clam up or run. But that was not Phil. Phil almost always had a smile on his face. He was open to discussion. He was as passionate and excited talking about the albums of yore as […]

Rhinofy-It’s A Long Way There

Did I ever tell you the story of getting kicked out of class for putting my feet on the desk? Well, it was a bit more than that. I had my feet on the desk and the Evidence professor was offended and he asked me a question. Wrong strategy. I can read. And I did. […]