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Feb.04.2013
Around 1969 I was working as a set designer and Jim Morrison of the Doors came to see the show. He invited half a dozen of us to come to the San Francisco Film Festival where a short film he had made, about his life as a rock star, was going to be screened. When we arrived, there was a crowd...
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Nov.29.2012
In September we talked about Boomers buying and selling their youth. Let’s take it a step further … what’s in your closet, garage or attic that you can reminisce over for a few minutes … and then let it go?
I ask because I’ve had to do that recently. Let’s face it – times are tough and some of us...
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Oct.09.2012
I was thrilled to get a chance to finally see Bob Dylan in concert. I own at least ten of his albums and have long admired his apocalyptic visions and rebel spirit.
I forgave him his bad movies, the awfulness of his one foray into fiction (the woeful TARANTULA)...but last night, I came face...
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Apr.14.2012
I grew up in the 50s. While there may have been some tantalizing things back then, rock and roll, cool cars, fun filled dances, the hula hoop and the misleading feeling that all was right with the world, empowerment for women was not one of them. My mother’s motto regarding my father was: “Even...
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Mar.09.2012
From 1993 to 2001, I published a music fanzine, Original Cool, exploring all forms of rockabilly, swing, and roots rock and roll—you know, the original cool. Though it was technically a hobby, the writing, designing, printing, marketing, selling of ads and subscriptions,...
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Jan.27.2012
I walk by the house on my way to the beach every day. It's a massive, faceless house but it overlooks the ocean. And here, that means everything.
Last week, I noticed several cars parked in the driveway. Very nice cars. Black, sleek, tinted windows. For diplomats and rock stars....
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Aug.12.2011
Experience Music Project Museum, Seattle Received this lovely blurb of Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin' from Christina Orr-Cahall, CEO and director of Seattle's Experience Music Project:
Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin' provides an excellent introduction not only to the history of American instrument...
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Jun.10.2011
Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany heat up the airwaves with another exciting episode of Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® Join the Goddess Gals and find fun and practical information.
Taking Woodstock is the funny, touching, and true story of Elliot Tiber, the man who enabled Woodstock to take...
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May.09.2011
Nice review of Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin': A History of American Musical Instrument Makers from the Chicago Tribune, summed up in the final line: "Eight chapters done with this depth and breadth make the volume quite remarkable and exciting."
I'm honored! Thanks so much, Chicago Tribune!
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May.02.2011
Modern Drummer magazine kindly invited yours truly to guest blog about the new book, Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin,' and its charitable tie-in, music-in-schools advocacy group SupportMusic.com. Be sure to check it out!
Many thanks, Modern Drummer, for the opportunity!
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