Month May 2006

Because of its spectacular rocks and cliffs, Joshua Tree gets rock climbers from all over the world when it’s cool enough to climb there (summers can easily be 110 degrees.) This is, no doubt, where some particularly difficult rocks can…

On Thursday, I was forced to drive in the Westside of L.A. during rush hour, an area where I lived in for 15 years until moving four years ago. The traffic, which was bad then, was appalling. A drive which…

Steve Earle. He’s a redneck who reads Karl Marx. Hard left lyrics, profane, funny, and a hugely gifted songwriter and musician. Southern Culture on the Skids. Their persona is so deliberately skewed that sometimes you forget what tight, disciplined, creative…

Sue and I saw Richard Thompson on Thursday night. He co-founded Fairport Convention, the seminal Brit folk revival band, in the 60’s, and has been performing ever since. This show was titled ‘1000 Years of Popular Music.’ Ably backed by…

A client who I’d lost contact with just tracked me down and has lots of new business for me. They found me by googling my specialty and up popped my business website. I specifically tailor one page on that site…