I often wondered, in my youth, at the Revelation of St. John. There are a lot of frightening images, to be sure, but that wasn’t what I wondered at. There is a lot of mystery to what John saw, but the message is simple: the Christ will return to this place, and set all things [...]
Wilson Pickett is dead. Maaaaan … Musically speaking, this has been a rough week. Pickett had a style and voice that you just couldn’t mistake. And unlike a lot of today’s talent, he wrote a lot of his own material. Like a lot of people, I remember him best for “In the Midnight Hour”, which [...]
Note: I actually wrote this on October 12, 2003, while in Iraq. I read it over, and it seemed so true, even today, that I could have written it three minutes ago, so I’m reprinting it here. By Request: – Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak [...]
Some of you may remember that I did some writing prior to this blog opening. I lost a substantial amount of it when my other blog died, and it is with much thanks to Andres Perales that I have a new place to write. I have located some of my old writings, though. I will [...]
It’s time, I think, to discuss the War, and some of it’s ramifications. The first time I went to Baghdad, I had a clear reason for my participation: if the people of Iraq were going to be released from the stranglehold of the tyrant and his sons, I wanted to be a part of it. [...]
I don’t usually do this sort of thing, but I’m tied up with labors, education, and finishing an essay for you people on The War. So in the interim, there is this really hillarious Blonde Joke over at Dean’s World …
Lou Rawls is gone. Man, I was a fan. Lou had a real power. That voice was everything I ever wanted my own music to be: forceful, subtle, smooth, irresistable. I remember the first time I ever heard Lou. The year was 1978. I was just a boy, still trying to find my own voice. [...]