Words
Goodbye Thomas
Thomas Spiegel or DJ Man-X his nom de guerre passed away this week; he was a friend of mine, he was a business partner, he was a teacher, and for one magical night in 1990 a fellow monster truck enthusiast. I met Thomas at some point in lets call it 1988 (I suck at [...]
What’s so funny about peace Love and Soul?
I wanted to go a little bit more on the passing of Don Cornelius, he has always been a surprising inspiration to me. During “What.” he was a big touchstone, not directly in terms of taking style but as inspiration; that you could be smart have soul and still have amazing music. When i was [...]
State of the Union
Its new years and if there is a better time for self-reflection I can’t think of it. I am truly blessed, and blessed is one of those words I hate. Its usually uttered by people in lifetime movies whose lives seem far from blessed. Its uttered by people who think that every misrung [...]
740 words about the Uptown Bar
The Uptown Bar really seemed to hit its stride in that mid late to late 90’s, for a good deal of that time there were really only two “credible” bars to do alternative shows, there and the 7th Street Entry. No offense to the Fine Line but they were still having their supper club period [...]
