Still Hits the Spot. . .
Saturday morning run to the cafe over in Pleasantville, and once again it is Bernie Tormé’s Electric Gypsies Album. Released way back in 1983? Still a perfect way to start the morning. Still one of...
Drive
I pondered briefly what to title this. How about “Drive”. It is after all the name of the song, but it is so much more. It is a song / video about getting to a...
An Interview with John Adams (Part One)
Back in January I caught up with John Adams, aka John Law, who some of you might remember from Banana Fish Zero, the X’s, and the Statues of Law. I know I caught his shows...
A Conversation with Jim Mastro. . .
Every article I do, I ask myself who to write about that genuinely interests me as an artist? For this installment of ‘Dawson’s Pick’ I am so thrilled to bring you a man I consider...
Rarities today. . .
Joanna and I went for a drive tonight. Just a quick ride around Westchester. Just needed to get out and do something. It is May 8th, but it is just kind of raw out there...
For those needing help with Irish Slang. . .
For those who sometime just do not comprehend what folks from Ireland are actually saying, we unearthed this primary source to help out: Originating in the prestigious Creem Magazine in the 70s, the below was...
Weekend with Bernie (on FB) #102
Kyoko Cooley’s Weekend with Bernie (on FB) #102 – This weekend it “Can’t Beat Rock’N’Roll” From Official Live Bootleg DVD (from Youtube Boleslaw The Brave channel) Have a wonderful weekend everyone!! Or at this point,...
A Nod to Link Wray on the Man’s Birthday
Link Wray, whose name one routinely sees referenced, has a birthday today, May 2nd. Born on May 2nd 1929, the man would have been 92. He sadly passed in 2005. I have heard the name...
A Time Capsule of Sorts
I began writing this post last year. I had saved it at 5:29 PM on March 29th, 2020. After that it was neglected until this evening. Signed on this morning to see what is going...
A Special Announcement
In the Cynz’ TENTH YEAR as a band – with TEN BRAND NEW TRACKS – and cover art by Joann and Rene Moncada of (a reworked) TENTH MAJOR ARCANA Tarot card – Ladies and Gents...