Crusher Jones
It’s definitely time to plug my bro a bit. Definitely. For those of you who are newish to ths place or those whose memory doesn’t hold onto a few very esoteric comments here and there that I’ve...
View ArticleSomebodies That I Don’t Really Know
Yeah, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” has gotten a bit … uh … overplayed. But it’s an interesting tune, you know? Catchy, and with a storyline that’s compelling. It’s so catchy and compelling...
View ArticleCrusher, Part II
Very nice review of “Bold Little Stranger,” a CD available from Crusher Jones, with my little brother [grin] on guitar. He’s damned good, btw. In that same light, if you’re in the LA area, you’ll be...
View Articlea Dozen Days of Honky Tonk
Here’s how my brain works sometimes. While I was getting ready to work today, the radio played the Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women.” I was grooving out to it like I kinda do because I’m a big Stones...
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What would a Zeppelin ticket go for today?
Apropos of nothing, I as made a feeble attempt at writing a steam punk story this past week, in which no zeppelins appear. This, I assume, will be a problem. # So, today, the local radio station we...
View ArticleParsing art and its creator
I’ve been writing a bunch of short stories that past couple weeks, and somewhere along the line I ran into this 60 Minutes interview with Bob Dylan. It’s got me really thinking about what being a...
View ArticleA little background music
Like a lot of writers, I tend to work with a little music on in the background. It’s important to pick the right stuff for what I’m doing. Generally I want it low, and generally I like to write with...
View ArticleThe Pretenders, U2, and the Boss meet Garbage (or why the short story...
I’m thinking about short stories today, specifically individual stories, collections, and magazines. And I’m thinking about their relationships to music—or at least to the way music is absorbed today...
View ArticleBowie
I find myself stopping at points this morning, and just letting out deep sighs. There are passings and there are passings, you know? For me, and I assume many others, the loss of David Bowie has hit...
View ArticleCheck out KEXP …
I listen to a lot of music while I write. Today I tied into KEXP.org’s Youtube channel. > Here are three interesting and brilliant sessions that prove those arguments … inappropriate. * Start with...
View ArticlePurple Rain
So, yeah. Prince. I know. He did stuff before Purple Rain and a whole lot of stuff after Purple Rain. He was more than his music. But I want to talk about Purple Rain because … well … I’ve always had...
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Sometimes the Light: A Review
Jerry Maulin is an interesting guy. He’s tall, and strong. When you first meet him, you get a can’t-miss sense of calm that radiates from somewhere inside him. Maybe that’s his super power—a stable...
View ArticleThe Stones, via Salon
I love reading about Exile on Main Street almost as much as I love listening to it. As a few of you know, my short story “Tumbling Dice,” which was written as part of an Oregon Coast Workshop and...
View ArticleMy Tash Sultana Problem
Like anything, you don’t start out at the top and you’re always getting better. So I’m not in a competition with anyone. I don’t think I’m better than anyone. I don’t think I’m the best at anything. I...
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