BRING THE BOY BACK HOME! Where is Freda Payne when you need her? This is something the music business can get behind. This is something that can be done quickly. This is something that even Jason Aldean might deign to sing on. You deport an innocent man without due process and you ignore the court […]

1. HEALTH Without it you’ve got nothing. My father used to start our conversations with “How’s your health?” (And after that, “How’s your car?”) I brushed it off, but at this late date I know it’s the only important thing. You can’t be too scared to get healthy, that’s what someone told me once, and […]

He’s never changed his message. He didn’t go disco in the late seventies. He didn’t feature a rapper during the break of his comeback single. He just stayed the same and waited for the public to catch up with him. Or as Carly Simon sang, he’s coming back ’round again. This desert appearance is not […]

The plan was to go to Frisco, to Amy’s synagogue’s mass seder. But Peter didn’t want to drive and we don’t have a car so… We did it ourselves. Passover is one holiday you can’t miss. It’s somewhat joyous compared to the other two heavy hitters, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Then again, Rosh Hashanah […]