The Smiths at the Haçienda, February 1983
As we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of The Smiths as recording artists, with ‘Hand In Glove,’ let’s go back three more months to the gig that produced its B-side: The...
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May 17, 2013
The Smiths. It was thirty years ago this week.
It was like they were saying, ‘You ARE on your own, but there’s a lot of you out there.’ The 30th anniversary of the release of ‘Hand In Glove’ provided...
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May 14, 2013
Coming this July 4… Boy About Town
I was no longer fitting in at school. I was unsure of my friends, and they were increasingly unsure of me. I wanted to be a rock star – a...
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May 9, 2013
Springtime in New York
At lunch Friday with a magazine editor friend who has a place in Phoenicia, I was asked why I would want to spend a beautiful spring weekend in NY City...
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May 6, 2013
All Hopped Up (and Ready To Go): April playlist & audio file
Here is the playlist and the audio file for my latest radio show, broadcast on the last Wednesday of every month on WGXC. This show went out April 24, though...
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May 1, 2013
Shame on the Senate (the Senate as Sham)
“I know what a complicated issue is; I know what it feels like to take a tough vote. This was neither.” Gabby Giffords. Yesterday was an awful day to pretend...
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April 18, 2013
Boston Blues
The last time I had this many people check in on my well-being was September 11, 2001. I guess a lot of friends know that I have run the Boston...
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April 16, 2013
Sonoma Winter WINEland 7: Mazzocco
(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6) After our trip to Ridge, we still had time to squeeze in one more winery on the Winter WINEland...
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April 12, 2013
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