I WAS RIGHT LAST WEEK! About live music coming back. That light at the end of the tunnel is a spotli
SO CLOSE I CAN ALMOST HEAR IT Live music. My lifeblood. The passion I have been writing, talking, ra
THE LETTER OF THE LAW The Spirit of the Law. Often, especially in politics, two very different thing
OSCARS MADE ME A GROUCH They were noteworthy for some of the groundbreaking nominees and winners, b
BUT CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM We ain’t out of the COVID-19 woods yet. Keep wearing masks, for everyone’s health. Get vaccinated! But for the highly anticipated return of live performance, this is a good sign. A respected player roars back to life! The Pacific Opera Project (POP) is staging their first sh
SOME SLIDES ARE MORE FUN THAN OTHERS Around 2008 I finally got fed up with the increasing deteriorat
TALK IS CHEAP When it is convenient, and when we want to puff up our collective ego, we brag about t
ONE MAN’S DISCARD Can be another man’s treasure. Ergo, a gazillion thriving second hand (thrift)
WE’RE DOING IT ALL WRONG A lot of stuff. Most stuff. Many cities do, I suppose. Bureaucracies can
A PERFECT SONG? I wrote about it three weeks ago. Actually I noted two, but I’ll save the Gershwin
YOU MAY KNOW MIKE BONE He’s lived in Ocean Park for decades, about as long as I have. A few bloc
WHAT A GLORIOUSLY GORGEOUS DAY It was in Santa Monica last Sunday. I needed only a light shirt, unb
