The Bittersweet Science, Part Three: The Fight (Revisited)
Sean MurphyLet's end the suspense and get this out of the way right up front: Hagler vs. Hearns on April 15, 1985 is the best sporting event I've ever witnessed. First,…
The Bittersweet Science, Part Two: Getting Acquainted with the Late George Kimball (Revisited)
Every so often there is a confluence of events that, if you're lucky or perceptive enough, leads to a revelation. Other times there are just the happy accidents that function…
The Bittersweet Science, Part One (Revisited)
It probably says something about evolution that the younger generations see the future as expansive, malleable and positive while the older generations eventually—and inexorably—see the past as safer, simpler and…
Creativity vs. Cancer
Humanity, creativity and compassion in the face of suffering: that's where I find my faith. More on this story, HERE. It reminds me of THIS and THIS and THIS (more, below): I’m trying to…
Jean Stapleton, R.I.P.
This one hurts, especially for any of us who came of age (or were alive, period) in the '70s. If you were alive in the '70s, you knew about Jean…
Pink Floyd: The Prog Rock Archetype
It isn’t that Pink Floyd made some of the best albums of the ‘70s (they did), or that Pink Floyd moved the art form forward (they did); it’s that Pink…
Storm Thorgerson, R.I.P.: An A/V Appreciation
You know Storm Thorgerson. Even if you've never heard his name before, you know him. More, if you are any kind of fan of late 20th Century rock music (most especially…
Giving the Devil His Due
So I was getting my air fiddle on --much to the amusement and/or horror of my fellow commuters-- this A.M. to the epic "The Devil Went Down To Georgia". A…
What’s It All About, Then? Part Four: Jazz, Featuring McCoy Tyner (Revisited)
It occurs to me that I've said little, on the record, about McCoy Tyner. This is a shame, since he is one of my all-time favorite musicians and a case…
Memorial Day*
I. I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive Cyrus has never actually discussed his brief stint in the army that took him to Vietnam. On a couple of occasions…