The Last Waltz, At Last: RIP, Garth Hudson
Sean MurphyEvery group (athletes, artists, executives) requires at least one MVP who is willing (and, often, needs) to cede the spotlight, be content to stay out of the fray, avoid the…
Sam Moore, RIP
Most of the obits will talk about "Soul Man" (as they should), but Sam & Dave dropped so many gems, many ripe for (re)discovery. As a young pup, my introduction…
2025: Focus on Sanity
Obviously I think the world would be a more enlightened, happy, and peaceful place if more folks listened to jazz, and I'm content to convert as many lost souls as…
Jimmy Carter
There are two primary things history has taught us to regard with wariness: power and faith. With good reason, we distrust those who gain (or worse, are born with) unreasonable…
Talking Trauma, Toxicity, & ‘This Kind of Man’
A Q&A with LA Wire This collection of stories has a well of insight and depth into the deep-seated trauma of many of the men living in the United States…
The Problem with the Homeless Problem
i. A question. Who was he? I think the same question each time I see him (once a week, sometimes more often): the same man in the same spot, holding the same…
George Custer, E.E. Cummings, and Gratitude
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, 1868: Colonel George Custer massacres Cheyenne on Washita River Without bothering to identify the village or do any reconnaissance, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads…
Peter Sinfield, Prog Rock Visionary
There are few rock bands I've written about more than King Crimson (check it out here, here, here, and here -- and there's more if you need it: just Google…
Countervailing Forces
Since there are no coincidences (but maybe Fate, Irony, & Karma high-five at times) this poem, written a while back (during—without putting too fine a point on it—a time when…
Q&A: How Sean Murphy Sees Story
It was my extreme pleasure to chat with Sarah Trembath for Some Things Considered (Season 1, Episode 5), as she and I have been in conversation on a number of…