Archive for the 'Life and Life Only' Category


Clarence Clemons

If the Big Man can die, so can I. Bruce Springsteen hasn’t written a hit in years.  But we go to the show to remember.  Who we once were.  When we had hope, when we believed, when we still had hair, when we were skinny. Danny Federici was bad enough.  Then again, there’s been some […]

Wild Man Fischer

He was famous, but he was broke. Don’t equate fame with riches, certainly don’t equate it with quality.  But the best artists just don’t understand the system, all they can do is create.  Which is why they get ripped off and become disillusioned, like the two guys in Badfinger who committed suicide. Wild Man Fischer […]

My Car

It never makes the sound at the dealership. I like things perfect.  I know, I know, that makes life challenging in an imperfect world, but I’m just being honest.  I like to buy the best and revel in its glory.  You know how they say no one uses all the buttons on the remote, that […]

Tioga Toomey’s Whoa Nellie Deli

Can you order rack of lamb at a gas station? Howdy.  I’m in Mammoth Lakes.  Skiing. I know, I know, you just had a heat wave on the east coast but here in California they had record-breaking snowfall and right now there’s an 8-16 foot base and the skiing today was GLORIOUS!  The mountain is […]