This may be my last blog post, as the website will be changing format. It's September 11th. An appropriate day to write about despair and...

It's nearly September, and the darkness creeps in earlier. Where did your time go ? You had another day of sitting in front of screens....

I have a fear of getting "political." Why? There are a bunch of reasons. My best friend, the guy I have always been able to count on, in...

Our house was built in 1941. Constructed on a lot of land, tract houses were built to accommodate returning soldiers, and their families...

(Photo: Frankie, Tommy, Rich, Feef: Oyster House, Studio City, CA.) Anyone who's played music and made money at it, particularly in...

I know that Taylor Swift has dropped a new album this week. Folklore. You've got to stay on top of corporate music releases. I just...

Henry James doesn't seem to mind Quarantine. As an indoor pet, he's lived in it all of his life. When we adopted Hen (then known as...

The term Pandemic was hardly used last year in the roots music community of Los Angeles, California. This time, last year ,the third...

I want to rant today. But why? I am one of those First-World -Problem-People. I am not homeless. I can afford a take-away meal once a...

I am a soul who feels adrift , without a country. I don't bleed blue, or red. Lately, I feel bruised, purple. I am the product of...

Aside from being a lifelong pal of mine, KEVIN KLING is a "Minnesota treasure." He's a storyteller, an actor, a playwright, and a...

I am nearly always afraid to write. Will I ever be able to capture and express what is in my heart? We have had the transmogrifying...

Chris has a way of writing that just makes me feel better, in these times of pandemic. Thanks so much, Mr Erskine, for letting me feature...

My pleasure to feature Mike Isenberg, host of THE DIFFERENCE on IROCK109, Sundays 7pm EST. Check it out. Mike features unsigned artists...

We have been quarantining now for seven weeks. And in the process, we here have been traveling back in time, mostly to Scotland, to...

It is my pleasure this week to feature my first GUEST BLOGGER, Johnny Wendell Angel. I heard Johnny guest DJ-ing on KPFK during the...

So here we are in Corona-daze, week four? Have I lost track? One week can feel like one endless day. I don't mind that. Plenty to do. And...

I am getting lost in thoughts about words floating around the news cycles and group speaks on Facebook. Over and over, these Dystopian...

I am home, just like you. And spending more time with my computer than my family. I think I always took for granted I could pop in and...

John Prine was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized. What a relief to hear today that his condition is improving. If you...