Who dares to stand before others and deliver? Who’s got the gall to go at it alone— all alone, unaccompanied, solo? The soloist is brave, confident yet sometimes terrified, petrified it’s hell on earth and the city’s on fire … Continued
I have no complaints about the breadth and quality of the Indie music scene: my cup runneth over. But lately, supporting the up and coming kids has become increasingly taxing. The logo for the International Indie Music Union should be … Continued
for a real one 1. We met four years after you jumped the broom too soon. By then you were the living dead. Your husband fathered a child with another woman, knowing you always dreamt of being a mother. And he shot down your self-confidence every time he loaded up his pistol while awaiting his next call of duty. 2. You needed healing so I became your healer. If I’m being honest, you’d said, I’d take a … Continued
It’s Friday night in America I’m at home as usual But no complaints I’ve got company over The sort of people you might know Guest No. 1 is from South Africa She’s poring over The Grapes of Wrath Only two years old … Continued
The Rant now feels convinced the Cavaliers could trade the entire team for the ghost of George Mikan, 75 year-old Globetrotter Curly Neal, an autographed Bill Russell jersey, and a case of Gatorade, and somehow LeBron James would still get … Continued
The Rant has the dreaded block. We have written and erased enough words to fill a book, a very bad book, with a garish cover and an intro by a person you never heard of but gets paid to soldier … Continued
Lyla’s Café, located on 125th and Amsterdam in New York City, is a mere two blocks from my apartment building. It’s well known for its French fries—and perhaps other things too, but I couldn’t tell you. It’s been open for … Continued
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch Pay attention to daydreams Wash your hands of crocodile tears Say no to the hush money Rewind the future Defy space and time Destroy illusions See sound Hear … Continued
What the horn blows resounds through my studio in the concrete jungle where pin oaks grow What the bird sings resonates in my dreams at the break of dawn when in full swing What the book dares me … Continued
When weeks or months or even years have past since you first imagined yourself starting a new enterprise that you feel will positively impact your life, but you haven’t yet actualized it, and you still feel strongly about it today as you did the first day, the source of the problem may be procrastination. One way to solve this problem is to jot down what the enterprise is and then list three steps only you could do to get … Continued