Mar 19, 2024
Hey Dude, the other night I watched the Joan Baez documentary "I Am a Noise" and it struck me to the core. My new found reverence for Joan Baez is beyond measure. Plus I couldn't think of my favorite singer's name...Brandi Carlile.
QUOTE: "Madonna, not Madonna the performer. Madonna the Virgin Mary."
PEOPLE: Norah...
Feb 17, 2024
Hey Dude, I had a minor battle with COVID before I really went viral with a Star Wars post in a Generation X group on Facebook.
QUOTE: "A two-year-old has no context of anything..."
PEOPLE: David Letterman
PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Canada
THINGS: COVID-19, vaccines, Star Wars, micro-generations,...
Dec 31, 2023
Hey Dude, I left you a melancholy message about my crazy days before the holidays, along with a sad remembrance of my mom's last Christmas.
QUOTE: "At least that's what I call the day after Christmas..."
PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Doug Mcintyre
PLACES: England, Henry's Tacos, Ernie's Taco House, Casa Vega, El...
Nov 17, 2023
Hey Dude, the PBS documentary "The Chinatown Punk Wars" took me back in my mind to my best live performance at the Hong Kong Cafe.
QUOTE: "I was totally free on stage."
PEOPLE: The Dude, Karen Carpenter, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Keith Morris, John Doe
PLACES: DTLA, Arts District, Al's Bar, Chinatown,
Sep 2, 2023
Hey Dude, the brewing storm inside my sobriety kept me from going to my North Hollywood High School "rebel reunion" for the class of 1984. I also riff on the weather.
QUOTE: "The wind blowing kinda stirred my soul."
PEOPLE: Sinéad O'Connor, Dean Whitbread
PLACES: North Hollywood High School, Walter Reed Junior High...
