Two Poets. . .
A look at the lyrics of Patti Smith and Philip Lynott in relation to the romantic and modern traditions of poetry. This started as one piece, but then it just grew into a monster. I...
Category: The Western Front
New Video, New Tunes, And all at Otto’s!
Ran into the city tonight to see an old fav. Jane Lee Hooker. I have been following them since I heard about them in a noodle joint across from what was at that time Fontana’s....
New limited edition CD of Bernie Torme’s Turn Out The Lights
So there I sat in Frenchtown NJ wondering what was next. This was the summer of 1981. The summer I saw the Good Rats and Motörhead warm up for Ozzy. The Blizzard of Oz...
A Few Thoughts. . .
Greetings. . . a few random thoughts. The artist, Jim Fitzpatrick, shared recently in a mailer that he was offering some of his prints and artwork at discounted prices – a pre-holiday special!. For those...
A Saturday at Arlene’s Grocery
Saturday, October 28th. the Statues of Liberty returned to Arlene’s. First time in a while. First time in a couple years. I guess the last show they did was at Arlene’s around the holidays three...
The Precursor
The wonders of technology. I downloaded last night the Missing Peace onto my phone. Thru some Bluetooth speakers I play it now from my phone. Now I write this from my phone as I curse...
Midnight Crisis
There is a general sentiment out there in the lower east side, and in New York City in general that rock n toll is not what it was. No shit. There is a bunch of...
L.A. Guns – A Night at the Gramercy
I had been looking forward to this gig for awhile. I had seen it posted on Facebook by Alex Kayne, the L’Amour DJ. He was apparently going to be doing the music in between sets....
Mad Juana on St Patty’s Day Night in Berlin
Friday Night, March 17th, St Patty’s Day I made it back over to Berlin. It had been awhile. It is just a great little place. Hidden. Do they have a sign over the door...
A Wednesday Night in NYC. . .
So the last two or three weeks have been a challenge. Even with this mild winter, my desire has still been to just stay home. Doing nothing, playing on Facebook, which has become a very...