My dad died. I’m not gonna say it was unexpected, but when he got multiple myeloma the predicted lifespan was three years and that was already four years before. He got pneumonia in February, rebounded and came to California and went home and promptly died. After he got a chance to see the "Simpsons" episode […]

Andy couldn’t stop talking about his down jacket. Just before the season opened he’d gone to Aspen and purchased it. And he didn’t stop wearing it and telling me how cheap it was. But I ignored him. Because I don’t care about fashion. My wardrobe got stuck in the seventies. Only one problem, part of […]

They’re dropping like flies. That guy who was in Iron Butterfly and moved on to Captain Beyond. One of Dion’s Belmonts. But the death that affected me most was that of Bobby Purify. Actually, I just learned today that there were two Bobbys. But this is the one who sang on "I’m Your Puppet". A […]

1. Unsolicited E-Mail I’m not talking about spam, offers for imitation Viagra, but those bullshit e-mails from wannabe musicians imploring me to listen to their music and spread the word. I ain’t got the time and it’s not my job. We live in a pull economy. We find stuff we like and then we spread […]