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Mailbag-Willie Nile & More

From: Lincoln Myerson Subject: Re: Re-Willie Nile Hey Bob- I’m late to your post on Willie. (I blame the international timeline despite being a day ahead of you here in New Zealand but I digress) I thought I’d share my anecdote nonetheless.  You might enjoy it. I brought Willie to McCabe’s for the first time […]

Mailbag

From: Dayna Goldfine Geller/Goldfine Productions Subject: PETER ASHER: Everywhere Man — THANK YOU! Date: May 14, 2026 at 10:13:37?PM PDT Dear Bob, WOW… I can’t tell you how much your piece on our Peter Asher film meant to two VERY indie filmmakers up here in San Francisco. Thanks for taking a gamble and watching despite […]

Willie Nile At McCabe’s

How early did I have to get there to get a good seat? Then again, how many people were going to show up to see a 78 year old act who never had a breakthrough hit? A full house. That was surprising. But not as surprising as Willie Nile’s show. I bought that first Willie […]

More Blue Dot Fever

1 Concerts are now a luxury item. The heyday of classic rock is over, when boomers and gen-X’ers went to multiple shows a year, sometimes a month, for under ten dollars. Now you don’t go to a show on a whim, it’s a splurge. As for the economics of the country, I point you to […]