Audio blog snippet About twenty years ago, I was walking across the campus of USC in Columbia when a brown Toyota station wagon pulled over to the curb and, as I remember it, the driver leaned out of his window to ask me what I was doing with my life. His name was Buren Martin […]
Audio blog snippet Last Saturday, I visited Centre Stage to catch friend and former colleague Guy Perticone’s final appearance as Dion in Clear Lake: The Rock ‘n Roll Reunion. His set as leader of the Belmonts concluded the first act, so I planned to arrive late, satisfy my curiosity and leave before intermission without speaking […]
Audio blog snippet I’m observing Valentine’s Day this afternoon by reflecting on the randomness of love. Love gained, love lost, love desired. As preoccupied as we are by it, as earnestly as we strive for it, one would think that falling in love with a suitable companion and staying that way would be as easy […]
