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Wish You Were Here

 Now THAT was an extravaganza. Just before the show began, Barbara Skydel and I were reminiscing about the heyday of Premier Talent, when Frank Barsalona was the godfather, the Tony Soprano of his domain, keeping concert promoters throughout this vast land of ours in check, preventing them from invading each other’s territory. Barbara told me […]

TicketMaster/Bon Jovi

How much do we hate TicketMaster?  Or, as it’s commonly called, TICKETBASTARD? Actually, I know the guys over there, so I can’t say they’re idiots, but how can they continually be so STUPID! What people hate about TicketMaster is the extra CHARGES!  The only way to get some love is to eliminate them.  FROM THE […]

Russ & Julie’s House Concert

I won’t go see the Stones anymore.  I don’t want to hang with those people, calcified, trying to relive a youth that in most cases they never had, being too scared of the English band in its prime, all the while being hawked overpriced merchandise as Jagger shouts the lyrics and the band plays and […]

New Country

Did you know Tim McGraw was good? I had to drive from Santa Monica to Hollywood.  During RUSH HOUR! I hear traffic is hell just about everywhere these days.  Just know that ours is even worse.  I’d like to tell you I could walk faster, but as you well know, NOBODY WALKS IN L.A! To […]