True Love will find you in the End
Daniel Johnston of Austin, Texas is an unusual singer, both in how he sounds and how he presents himself. He looks like a poor soul who’s lost his bus pass … Continue reading
My Aunt and the Naked Ladies
Caution: there’s a picture of a naked lady in this article. It may burn your innocent eyes. *** Like many lads my age, I owe my first look at a … Continue reading
Theme Song
Let’s whistle a happy tune, shall we? I don’t wanna wait, for my life to be over. * * * In a week when the President of the United States … Continue reading
The Vinyl Farewell
In tribute to Canada’s storyteller, I have written and read aloud a story: “Dave, Morley and the kids drive to Stuart’s funeral.” Stuart McLean was something of a secular saint … Continue reading
Falling in La La Love
A spoonful of sugar, helps the medicine go down. So have a fistful. Stop reading if you plan to see La La Land, because this will ruin it. “I loved … Continue reading
You Only Live Twice
How Mad Men asked, and answered, the question of an Age. Recently – very recently – someone said that her favourite Sinatra was named Nancy. And that’s because? I asked. … Continue reading
Scalawag, or how I changed the life of Kirk Douglas. Sorta.
Kirk Douglas marked his 100th birthday on Friday. It’s impressive when anyone finishes a century of life, more so when the life is so accomplished and renowned as Mr. Douglas … Continue reading
Sincerely, L. Cohen
November 10, 2016. We learn the news of Leonard Cohen’s passing. There is a particular grief in it, during this week of such loss and hurt. Tonight, on this eve … Continue reading
It’s a beautiful world, though
On November 11, 1918 the news was pretty good. But today – July 26, 2016 – the news from “the front” (which is everywhere now) is pretty awful. But as Michelle Obama said last … Continue reading
The Artists
Over the past two years this page has marked the passing of noted artists (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bowie, Alan Rickman) remembered those long departed (Sinatra, Eva Cassidy, Harry Nilsson), reflected on some important … Continue reading
Think Anew, Act Anew 