SITTING HERE IN LIMBO
Waiting for the tide to flow. Like a bird without a song. (Jimmy Cliff, from “The Harder They Come,” the essential reggae movie, Jamaican-made.)
Everything in
AND… THE NEW YORKER?! There’s a dying widow in Nigeria who needs your help, dearest one, to res
STILL NOT ENOUGH NOTEWORTHY Shows to go back to the endless delectable listings of the week’s must
REMEMBER THE OLD NOTEWORTHY? I hope so. The pre-COVID one, where every week I would scour the listin
I SHOULD BE WRITING ABOUT City Council choosing a new member last night (did they? — this is publis
50 YEARS OLD, AND…LIVE! I’ve been praying for it, foreshadowing it, hinting at it, calling it fo
WHAT’S TO BE DONE? Our city, state, nation, the world. The bad guys seem to be winning. Common sen
ON STAGE, PUBLIC SCRUTINY I have always encouraged everyone to pursue their art. But as soon as you
VAX, LAX, ERSKINE A magician’s wand might look like drumsticks, if in the hands of Santa Monica’
WITH MUSIC IN THE AIR SAM FIRST — “O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” (“Jabberwocky,” Carr
WHO KNOWS? For sure when we will be enjoying music in person again as we used to. In the Good Old Da
ALL OF IT? Pretty much. Most is already gone. Replaced with shiny new buildings. By the time they bu
