I’m briefly reviving The Adios Lounge for a very special reason. I want to wish my eldest daughter, Leilani, a happy 10th birthday. Double figures, baby! It’s hard to believe you were born a decade ago. It’s also hard to believe I haven’t been allowed to speak with you since you were 3. Well, you […]
Read More2015: Love All the Way to the Dirt
2015 started with such promise. My girlfriend, Sarah, became my wife, Sarah, on March 26, after which we honeymooned in Joshua Tree, even staying in the Gram Parsons Room at JT Inn. (Room 8 for those of you looking to follow that plan.) I saw a transcendent Replacements at the Hollywood Palladium in April, […]
Read MoreAdios Lounge Podcast with Bob Forrest, Pt. 2
Well, I hope you liked Part 1 of my interview with Bob Forrest. This is the second part, which is a bit longer than the first. The main difference between the two posts — and knowing me, I’ll end up doing this for both — is that Part 2 comes with an annotated timeline. […]
Read MoreAdios Lounge Podcast with Bob Forrest, Part 1
If you’re gonna start podcasting, why not start with the lead singer and lyricist for your first favorite band? Bob Forrest is the co-founder and frontman for Thelonious Monster, the LA band whose heyday paralleled my first heyday, the late ’80s and early ’90s. There’s something about being 20-21 years old and feeling like […]
Read MoreThe Night Elvis Opened for Johnny Cash
My father was a bit of a storyteller and his favorite story to tell was of the time he saw Elvis Presley. Not the second time, on January 18, 1956, at Austin Coliseum, when the King was part of the Hank Snow tour. And not the third time, on April 13, 1956, at Municipal […]
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