"Boulevard" The opening number.  From Jackson’s victory lap, "Hold Out".  After the unforeseen stratospheric success known as "Running On Empty", after "No Nukes". The key lines are: Down at the golden cupThey set the young ones up This was a reference to the Gold Cup, a dive on the south side of Hollywood Boulevard, long […]

I first experienced Jackson Browne at the Fillmore East, opening for Laura Nyro.  This was long before I even knew who David Geffen was, never mind the fact that the two shared a manager.  All I knew was this guy opening for my favorite riveted the audience.  Kept everybody in rapt attention, almost an impossibility […]

That would be the Thousand Oaks library.  Where Renee Bodie has expanded her house concert series. Can’t say that I’m in the loop, but Renee tracked me down.  Did I want to see the Refugees? When I land on that desert island, I’m taking along Wendy Waldman on my iPod.  Just listening to "Spring Is […]

I’m not calling it the Gibson.  Shit, I can barely get used to the building having a roof.  That’s how far we’ve come.  From a magical summer series to an institutional building studded with corporate crepe featuring acts that can’t sell out even though they’ve got the number one single of the summer. Used to […]