I was a punk kid who was into Pink Floyd. What I really wanted to do was be on the radio. I thought I was going to be the next Howard Stern or, more likely, the next Steve and Garry (two Chicago radio legends). I had worked at the tiny AM station […]
The modern world is rather amazing. You can carry an entire music store in your pocket these days. You can switch from rock to blues to jazz to country and then over the rap as fast as it takes you to thumb through your lists and songs on your iPod. Considering that, […]
I was doing some more noodling around online and found something that NPR has put together for your fledgling jazz folks out there. You can click HERE for their “Basic Jazz Library.” It appears to be a series of articles or blogs that goes back to 2005. What struck me is that the first record […]
I love getting comments on this blog. I never cease to stop learning from the people who take the time out of their busy day to comment on what I write. I have written novels and I have written non-fiction books and there is nothing quite like running any kind of blog. Blogs are so […]
The weekend is here and that means driving around a lot and listening to music in the car while running errands. I love how attractive weekends look and I always think I am going to spend time relaxing and enjoying it. Then, suddenly, I am running to the grocery store and doing laundry and other […]
It was my original intent to hunt down some video somewhere of the Sad Salamanders performing live. Apparently such an animal does not, as yet, exist. Guys, you need to get on that. Start posting to YouTube or something, wouldja? I spent the whole weekend grooving to your awesome CD “Cigarettes and Fishnets” and wanted […]
So, I have this book that was just published. It’s called “Ghosts of St. Louis: the Lemp Mansion and Other Eerie Tales” and you should buy it if you love real-life ghost stories. You can find it at Amazon.com and other book websites and it’s by Schiffer Publishing.
But anyway… since it is about haunted places […]
I had planned on trying to update you some what new jazz albums were coming out this week. I found it nearly impossible to find that information. Apparently I am also not on any music labels mailing list for new albums either. Oh well, that may be my fault since I haven’t actually contacted any […]
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