“Woodstock in History and Memory”—that’s the name of the panel I’ll be on as part of Researching New York 2019: A Conference on New York State History on Saturday, November 23 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm at the New York State Museum. I’ll be showing photos of the paintings I brought to the original… [Read More]
How the Beatles Broke Up My Marriage
Tune in on Monday, February 26, 2018 to hear me on WEXT-FM (97.7 fm or streaming on www.wext.org) from 11pm to midnight, when I’ll be reminiscing about my favorite rock bands from the 1960’s and playing some tracks. I originally published this post on April 17, 2014, and it makes for a good teaser and… [Read More]
Paul Simon – How terribly strange to be seventy
Yesterday was Paul Simon’s seventieth birthday, and he’s still going strong. Nonetheless, I can’t help remembering his lyrics from “Old Men,” released on the Simon & Garfunkel album “Bookends” in 1968: Can you imagine us years from today, sharing a park bench quietly. How terribly strange to be seventy. These days, he’s not sitting sedately on a… [Read More]