How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.
How to Write & Publish Books of Blues. Hopefully.
Sausalito, California first caught my attention while I was researching the back story to Otis Redding’s, “(Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay”. I was curious about what led him to write it and if he had a deep relationship with the city. The research was a little disappointing. I was left with three tourist …
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“First time I met Alabama Hannah, I was skinny as a rail Red hair tied up in a blue bandana; she was hotter than the devil’s Hell She turned me on to Back Porch Pickers, Jackson Pollock, and gin Her daddy didn’t trust my intentions, so he turned to his daddy’s old .410” – Eric …
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There are seldom things more painful than watching things you’ve written on go to waste. That said, if I’m lucky, I’ll have a few of those sitting around a Half Price Books store waiting for some next-gen culture-experimenter to give one of my creations a ride. At least in those cases, they’ll have history to …
At this point, there are two types of people: Those who have seen House of Cards Season 4, and those who haven’t. For those who seen it, that leaves two choices: “Don’t spoil me. I’ll click the “+” in the upper right hand side of the page and read something at random.” : Okay. Happy …
Set list for Joe Russo’s Almost Dead 2015/12/12 show at the Fox Theatre in Oakland. Set 1. Greatest Story Ever Told Scarlet Begonias Fire on the Mountain Dancing in the Streets Franklin’s Tower One More Saturday Night Set 2. China Cat Sunflower I know You Rider Shakedown Street Spoonful Jam Truckin’ Lady with a Fan …
I didn’t want to do the 30-60-90 day #MyFitnessPal updates so much as only update when it was important. And from reading the last few entries of the Facebook support group I’m on, it was time. So, here’s where I am, 208 days after I began, again. So, where to begin, again. Again. Summer: I …
I’ll probably always be one of those who is grateful for having read the book version of a movie before seeing the movie. Especially when the book is pretty awesome. There are typically so many more rich details, incredible intricacies, and interwoven themes that movies just don’t have time to include. Not even Peter Jackson …
Thank you to Justin for pointing out the spelling mistake. I wrote this in Google Docs, then had to clean out the italicized smart quotes Google Docs uses before uploading to WordPress. Otherwise, the code in the post would go haywire. It looks like I threw in an older draft before the spelling mistakes were …
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Everybody knows, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” “These Arms of Mine,” and “Try a Little Tenderness,” but if you can’t name more than two songs outside of those three, then you really need to do a deep dive into the Otis Redding discography. If you do, you’ll find some real incredible gems that …
Five-thirty on a Labor Day weekend Friday night. I’m sitting with the dogs outside the Otis Cafe in Otis, OR, while Bruer goes in and has dinner with his brother, brother’s wife, and newborn. Uncle Blaise surprise visit. I volunteered to stay with my dogs so they could eat and catch up. The dogs weren’t …
“And now you gotta get it back, and the way to get it back is to go back to the beginning.” Where have you heard this line before? It’s the backbone behind Apollo Creed’s ”Eye of the Tiger” speech from Rocky III. It’s one of the most inspiring quotes I have ever heard. Why is …
I told Katie when she was offered the job here in East Bay that the last place on earth I wanted to live was San Francisco, California. At the time I couldn’t quite put my finger on why. I pointed out that I didn’t like that the area was uber-expensive, crowded, lived off the ghosts …
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The Bulls 2nd round loss to the Cavs in the 2014-2015 playoffs was the first time in the Thibodeau era where I felt disappointed with a Bulls team effort. I don’t know where and if/what blame should be assessed. I don’t get any inside info. I thought it was Thib’s inability to push them, but …
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Holy shit, I just turned off NBA playoff basketball. I don’t ever do that when the Bulls are in it, especially when they have a series lead on LeBron and definitely never on the day after an incredible buzzer-beater. At least, I never have before unless we had to get to dinner with the OldOld …
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We’re somewhere around version 4 or 5 of the brand colors for BiziPorts. We’re about to finish up version 4 of the website – or 5, if we count the bright yellow one that apparently only my eyes could actually handle without going blind. Man, that was back when I could barely bold text in …
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I started this 40,000 feet up and somewhere over Salt Lake City, heading west for home after 12 days, 6,000 miles, 4 states, 3 coasts, 3 beds, 2 couches, 1 mattress, and 1 photobomb of the mother and her 2 kids in front of us, worth of travel. All this just to surprise a childhood …
We ran 6 rounds of dishes through the dishwasher the last two weekends, again. All our silverware, bowls, and every coffee cup that fits in our Keurig were among the casualties. There are two of us in our home. Four, with the puppies, but they’re better at washing their coffee mugs than am I. Given …
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60 days into My Fitness Pal and I’m really starting to turn it into a routine. I get those little instinctive shakes, similar to the kind of shakes the you get the moment you realize you lost your car keys, if I forget to make an update. Even more exciting, it’s taking over as the …
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For those #TLDR disciples who just want the reason why, click this. While procrastinating on some client writing earlier this week, I woke up from a nap and caught most of “Kobe: The Interview,” Kobe Bryant’s interview with Ahmad Rashād on NBA TV. It took place the morning the Lakers announced that Kobe was missing …
I had a buddy hit me up on chat today and ask: “How do/did you figure out what to do with your life? (you’re kind of a mountaintop guru in my head, except wearing a t-shirt and shorts.)” How does anyone not reply with such nice flattery. He reminds me of me. He’s more trusting …
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