2012
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Goodbye, New Jersey Nets
I was aware of the New Jersey Nets from the very beginning, but wasn’t a fan. Their entry into the National Basketball Association in 1977 coincided with my first year as a sports-card collector. But my family lived in the Bay Area, so the only team I cared about was the Golden State Warriors, with […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/24/12
EPISODE #21: NATURE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Nat King Cole — “Nature Boy” Kelly Stoltz — “Mother Nature” The Beatles — “Mother Nature’s Son” Shop Assistants — “Nature Lover” Heron — “Upon Reflection” Midlake — “Core of Nature” The Bats — “Flowers & Trees” Talking Heads — “(Nothing But) Flowers” Phillip Glass — […]
Movie Review: The Three Stooges
4 stars out of 5 Oh, how I loved the Three Stooges when I was a boy. Do kids today have any idea who they are? And assuming the answer is no, which is the last era of kid when a solid majority would be Stooge-aware? The last Stooges anything I can recall was the […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/17/12
EPISODE #20: REQUESTS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Ramones — Rockaway Beach [for Carli] Josef K — “Fun ‘n’ Frenzy” [for Ryan McGinness] The Jam — “That’s Entertainment” [for the Mapman] Blossom Toes — “I’ll Be Late for Tea” [for Theron] The Beatles — “Tomorrow Never Knows” [for Mike Gerber] Crowded House — […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/10/12
EPISODE #19: DUETS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Jesse Malin w/ Bruce Springsteen — “Broken Radio” Gram Parsons w/ Emmylou Harris — “Love Hurts” Loretta Lynn w/ Jack White — “Portland Oregon” Johnny Cash w/ June Carter Cash — “Jackson” Heavenly w/ Calvin Johnson — “C Is the Heavenly Option” Nick Cave w/ Kylie […]
Robert Hazard and the Heroes and Me
Author’s note: This was first published in December, 1988 in issue #4 of Cubist Pop Manifesto, a fanzine I published with my college roommates at the time, Brian Welcker and Tom Hoffman. This story was one of the first things I had ever written that drew a response from people outside my immediate circle of […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/3/12
EPISODE #18: ANIMALS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Kimberley Rew — “Animal Song” First Aid Kit — “The Lion’s Roar” Grant McLennan — “Black Mule” The Be Good Tanyas — “Littlest Birds” Stray Cats — “Stray Cat Strut” Buck Owens — “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” Beatles — “Piggies” Tiny Tim — […]
Laura, My Love, Delegate From the Philippines
While you were exploring the mysteries of raging hormones, sneaking cigarettes and wine coolers, I was busy learning Robert’s Rules of Orders in the Model United Nations. It was an after-school club. We’d be assigned countries and bone up on their policies, using any research materials we could dig up in that pre-Internet world. (Facts […]
Movie Review: Casa de mi Padre
2.5 stars out of 5 Thanks for ruining my birthday, Will Ferrell. Tuesday was my birthday, and on Tuesdays I can see movies for free at Clearview Cinemas, thanks to my Optimum Rewards card. Ah, but there was nothing of interest at my favorite Clearviews this Tuesday, so… I spent SEVEN DOLLARS for a matinee […]
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