AIRTO MOREIRA – sadly, the legendary Brazilian percussionist (Miles, Weather Report, Chick Corea Return To Forever) is very ill, losing both hearing and eyesight (hard to comprehend) and stuck in Brazil
O LORDY LORDY, I’M TURNING REPUBLICAN!
Yeah, right. But I did suddenly flash that I will be voting for candidates despite their flaws, failings or faux pas, because I
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Tough decisions this weekend. Too many incredible offerings. No, wait – there can never be too many. This is exactly why I moved here 40 years ago and I’ve never
OCTOBER SURPRISE
It’s a tradition in American politics, now, for an unexpected bombshell to drop, shortly before election day.
This is going to change everything! Well, probably not. The
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As our cycling (with entourage/bodyguards) SM neighbor Ah-nold once famously declared,
I’M BACK!
In early October, as promised, with my CURIOUS CITY (since 2012) column. I took a
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IT WAS EXACTLY 5 YEARS AGO TODAY
That my phone rang, showing an unfamiliar number in New Mexico. Since our son lived in Albuquerque I figured I should answer it,
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