Mist over the Great Wall
It felt like time to repost this timeless-feeling video. Original music by Woodie Alan - "Lonesome." this is a rough rehearsal take of the first time we worked out this intro arrangement for Bob Dylan's "you're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You…
From the Archives: Bob McAdoo
In honor of the impending NBA Playoffs, I present you with one of my favorite Slam Old School stories... an interview with the mighty Bob McAdoo, now in his 16th year on the Heat bench. meaning this story originally ran in 1998, in Slam #24.…
Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor tonight at 7 pm
I am returning to another one of my ancestral homelands today - Ann Arbor. I am meeting with writing students at U-M's Residential College this afternoon, paying a visit to the mIchigan Daily where I met Becky and we both launched our careers…
Japan disaster relief, an inside, first hand view
My Pittsburgh childhood friend Douglas Schafer has lived in Osaka, Japan for many years. He has been going into the tsunami zone on some relief missions. His posts about this situation are insightful, quite moving and well worth a read. Click…
Wikipedia Page
A new Wikipedia page about me has popped up and it is remarkably accurate.There were a handful of small errors, and I have been correcting them. If anyone notices anything else, let me know.
Rebecca and her Women’s conference
My wife Rebecca Blumenstein wrote this brief summary of the Women's Conference she organized and ran in Palm Beach last week. I mean, The Wall Street Journal Task Force for Women in the Economy.
I'm very proud.
Dumpling Master
A nice post about dumplings and me. Includes one of my favorite videos... sadly, this was the only video I did to accompany a column from china. Stupid, stupid, stupid. But glad I have this one.
T-Bone Walker, 1910-1975
Guitar World had an End Page feature for several years, which was basically a one-page obit with a picture of late, great guitarists' final resting places. I wrote quite a few and will be re-posting some of my favorites. We start with one of…
Good to be home
I'm still basking in the glow of a great night in Pittsburgh, not to mention A rocking good time in Carlisle, where I read then jammed with the great Andy Aledort and the mighty Stamper Lumber. I made it home feeling like a zombie last night…
A banner day in Pittsburgh
The Store treated the hometown boy very nicely.
Yesterday was one of those days that I will always remember, one of the moments from this book tour that will stand out and stand the test of the time. Thank you Pittsburgh.
I'll…