It’s 4 a.m., three days into the new year, and I’ve packed my bags to catch the Super Shuttle to SFO, having opted for the “three Irish coffees and no sleep” approach to an early getaway. The shuttle’s late, the moon looms full and high, and I sit curbside waiting and listening to the din emanating from […]
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Bob, Briefly
Monday, December 1, 2014
Saw Bob Dylan at the Beacon on Saturday night. I’ve written about him here before, several times. This probably should have been a Bob Dylan blog — exclusively — from the start. Could have avoided a lot of pretentious rambling in favor of more select pretentious rambling. Like Allen Ginsberg in the Dylan doc “Long Way […]
Madbum, Telecat and Me
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Well, I called it in July .. sort of. “The Dodgers,” I wrote, “concluded a convincing three game road sweep of the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park last night, and, much like the Giants’ early season 9 1/2 game lead, it doesn’t mean much.” I wasn’t being hopeful so much as I was reflecting […]
Octoberfest
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Baseball, according to those who favor the game, is the sport most like life. This is one of those platitudes that typically goes unchallenged, provided you’re in a room filled with other baseball nuts. Some lives are undoubtedly more like an early-October 49er’s game, complete with being assaulted by a neanderthal fan in a Frank Gore jersey while you wait […]
Scotland The Sovereign
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Back in 2008 while vacationing in Perth, Scotland, I attended a town hall dance with my buddy Denis Munro. Denis, an ex city planner, is Perth born and bred — you’d be hard pressed to find a more patriotic Scot. He’s an affable figure who can’t walk a block down the High Street without someone stopping him to […]
In Praise of Thomas Earl
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an easily underestimated band. At 63 with a head of enhanced long blonde hair, Petty speaks in a southern drawl reminiscent of a teenaged gas station attendant mid bong-hit. He’s been relevant long enough for his concert crowds to resemble an Ikea gathering on a Sunday afternoon; ages range […]
Shazbot
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
I finally tapped out on the Robin Williams news cycle last night after finding myself watching an interview with Todd Bridges, the often troubled former child actor and Gary Coleman’s older brother on Diff’rent Strokes. Bridges seemed to be the only public figure (outside of some Fox News dufus) critical of Williams in death, calling his […]
Closed For Repair
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
I’m on the F train again, Tuesday, on my way up to the 42nd Street Library. Bergen, York, Delancey – things are running smoothly when a neatly dressed thirty year-old woman steps on at Second Avenue barking out the dreaded and familiar “Good afternoon ladies and gentleman ..” It’s standard intro for a money pitch, yet there’s little […]
Universal Joint
Friday, August 1, 2014
I’ve been Googling of late about the universe and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict – two broad and complex topics about which I only have a cursory understanding. Of the two I find the universe to be the more pleasant subject. Sure, it can be off-putting to learn that the Sun’s luminosity will eventually increase to the […]
Puig, Posey, Pence & Peavy
Monday, July 28, 2014
The Dodgers concluded a convincing three game road sweep of the Giants at AT&T Park last night and, much like San Francisco’s early season 9 1/2 game lead, it doesn’t mean much. They’re the superior squad now and Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball. Kershaw is young, supremely talented, humble and smart. Outfielder […]