Trust me, it only gets worse…
Today I am happy to have guest-writer Jon contribute a fascinating and humorous tale from his personal life that will please any fan of my “Adventures In Dating” stories. In a phone conversation Thursday afternoon, Jon told me that his plans for that evening included the possibility of attending something [...]

Harmonia! Live!
Aquarius Records says,
“Record covers like this one just aren’t fair. Michael Rother, Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius hiply dressed on a platform in an abandoned train station with their backs turned to the audience playing all manner of amazing looking analog electrical equipment: synths, farfisas, banks of tone generators, oscillators, patch bays, stacks of [...]

It’s been far too long since the last Mono record. At least three years, right? What was that one called, anyway? I can see the artwork in my head, but I can’t remember the title. Oh, You Are There. That album was a step back for the band. “Yearning” was a tremendous song, but as [...]

I am writing this entry from a table at Aroma Coffee & Tea. It’s not exactly warm enough to be dining outdoors, but it’s not uncomfortable either. I’m waiting on a turkey and pesto panini, and making various phone calls simply because it feels like what one should be doing while eating alone at an [...]

One of my co-workers was talking about this album a few weeks ago, and said I should look into finding it. Amazon marketplace prices start at $60, so I’ve since turned my attention to eBay. He brought his copy into work and played a couple tracks for me, and I dug it very, very much.
“This [...]

Last Wednesday I wanted to get a massage. I was having a rough week, and thought that it would help relax me. Unfortunately, the place in Studio City where I went last time (for the one and only massage I’ve ever had) was overbooked. Luckily for me, this past week was one of the most [...]

It’s pretty amazing that I’ve lived in Los Angeles for over a year and a half and I haven’t yet stepped foot inside one of the city’s most-famous eateries. I’m not talking about In-N-Out Burger, or Muso & Frank’s, or even The Ivy. I’m talking about Roscoe’s House Of Chicken ‘N Waffles. The soul food [...]