NOT JAMES BOND (THE REREADING SERIES-PART I)
Now that I am squarely in my dotage, I thought it would be interesting to revisit some of the books I loved in my younger days. Perhaps...
INTO THE WIND: TERRY FOX
Like many young people who are diagnosed with bone cancer, Canadian Terry Fox faced a heart-wrenching choice: lose the leg or...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART V) POSTERIZED
When I reached my teen years I made it a point to try to cover every square inch of my bedroom with newspaper and magazine photos of my...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART IV) DONOVAN
"The ancient book of changes, the “I Ching,” says, 'Music releases the obscure emotions of the heart.'” -Donovan If I associate any...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART III) SGT. PEPPER
During the last week of May, 1967 history was made. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released and nothing was ever the same...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART II) PRELUDE (PET SOUNDS)
In May of 1966, the Beach Boys released Pet Sounds, their eleventh album, and by far their most ambitious work to date. In fact, the...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART II) PRELUDE (REVOLVER)
This should be about the extraordinary impact of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the iconic Beatles album that changed our musical...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE at 50: (Part I-WEAR FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR)
There was nothing quite like it. The Summer of Love wasn't just the summer of 1967. You could argue that the phenomenon began in January...
ON THE ROAD (EPISODE 1)
This is the first in a series of places I've visited with family or friends or students over the years. It was my task back in the day...
A COLLOQUY ON MUSIC PART IV (FEATURING DOUGIE FRESH AND CHUNKY STYLE)
DF: Okay. Okay. These headlines are getting out of hand! TTB: That's what lots of hip hop songs look like on the charts. Plenty of...
