Gregg Allman on Big in China: “What a romp. After writing about music for years, Alan Paul walked the walk, preaching the blues in China. Anyone who doubts that music is bigger than words need to read this great tale.” ** I have interviewed the Doors’ Robby Krieger, many, many times starting with a phoner […]

Triumph the insult comic dog — bon jovi by AC310DC Really just a classic. I can’t say I watch Conan all that much these days, but is there anything this funny on there now? I doubt it. I’ve sat around the front of tour buses killing time with the hangers on before a show starts […]

Yesterday I was reading Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish, a constant source of interest, amusement and erudition and saw the above pictures of Gov. Rick Perry in his Texas A&M days. I was immediately reminded of both W and Animal House‘s legendary villain Douglas Neidermeyer. (Picture above taken from the Dish.) I had been thinking about […]

I’ve been a loyal Gmail user almost since it started but I have certainly had some issues, none more so than the annoying ads that pop up aside your messages. The worst was years ago when Dixie was undergoing chemo and a whole crew of us shaved our heads in support. The ads kept promoting […]