In the Cantina and Out of the Can: The SMiLE Sessions

My history of Smile: Late autumn of 10th grade (1988-89), I was submerged in all things 1965-69. Mostly, things that involved fuzzed out gui...

The Beach Boys and Kinks 1967-72: Honest Outsiders

Well, well. It's Kinks season. Greys and yellows and leaves gathering on the ground. Tea and sweaters and darker beers. The mindless ide...

Where Have I Been? Good Question. I Have a Good Answer.

                                                                                                                           I got married.   ...

Summah '83!!!! (Summer, 1983)

The author at Age 10, Carl Thomas Memorial Field, Noth Andover, MA. Spring 1983.  Finally, nostalgia for something I actually experienced! (...

Reed and Cale, 1970-71--Scoping out the youth scene.

 "What's this, The Bee Gees? The Band?" No, it's John Cale from his solo debut. "What's this, Steely Dan? The Dea...

Ok, I guess this drumming bit has been my life.

 A few weeks ago  I had been making mental lists of all the awesome, creative things I was going to do with my free time this summer after I...

Rekindling an Old Flame--The Fall

 I originally posted this four years ago on The Living Rockumentary , but felt it was worth a trotting-out...I've since bought This Awes...