Well, it was inevitable that I’d have to weigh in on this one eventually. At forty-three years old and with every steroid-detecting dog in the country assigned to his beat, Barry Bonds continues to hit baseballs like a man who never got the news that this is one of the most difficult things to do […]
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Zodiac Memories
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Pull up the collar on my traveling coat Sell that miserable pleasure boat Johnny Cash, “I’m Leaving Now” From what I’ve heard, the concept of a miserable pleasure boat isn’t as far-fetched as it may seem. It’s been said that the day a man buys his first boat is only surpassed in pleasure by the […]
In Praise Of Keith
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
I went to see the Stones the other night. One of those last-minute things that kind of just happened. Hadn’t planned on it and bought some tickets from a friend. Wasn’t expecting much. I’m too old for those big-stadium shows, after all, and I’m just a kid next to them. Besides, something always gets lost […]
“Major please, spare me your venomous barbs .. “
Saturday, November 9, 2002
Jonathan Harris is dead. I just read a story on his passing. They described him as the “flamboyantly fussy actor who portrayed the dastardly, cowardly antagonist Dr. Zachary Smith on the 1960s Sci-Fi show “Lost In Space.” As a friend of mine once put it “If you grew up watching that show as a kid, […]
Fun, Fun, Fun.
Sunday, November 3, 2002
“It’s getting to the point where I’m no fun anymore” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Neil Could there be a greater tragedy? When Dylan Thomas suggested raging against the dying light, I think what he was really getting at was raging against being no fun anymore. Who really has a problem with the unfun dying? […]
My Problem With Opie
Friday, April 5, 2002
So Ron Howard won a few Academy Awards for his latest movie.. A Simple Mind or A Beautiful Plan or something like this. I didn’t see it. I like Ron Howard alright.. I mean, he was a cool little kid on The Andy Griffith Show, sporting some fine short-sleeved shirts and a truly earnest face. […]