Remember Liberace?
(File this under,I have no idea where the idea for writing this came from.) I think the first time I saw Liberace must have been on Ed Sullivan, or maybe…
“Gee, Mom, Beaver feels rotten enough already. Did you have to put carrot sticks in his lunch?”
Who didn’t crush on Tony Dow?In college, we’d watch Leave it to Beaver, getting stoned after classes.As played by Dow, Wally was the "all-American" boy—an intelligent, polite teenager, trusted by…
Sir Tom: let’s stay positive
Tom Jones 1966 Sir Thomas John Woodward—Sir Tom Jones—was born in 1940, in Treforest, Wales, son of a coal miner. At the age of 12, Tom was diagnosed with tuberculosis. During this…
I bought Glenn Frey a beer, (last week’s post) . . . and I helped drop off Robert Duvall’s Oscar suit for “Tender Mercies.”
Waylon Jennings was there, too. Duvall accepting Oscar for Tender Mercies, 1984 Los Angeles* Robert Duvall told the Academy Awards audience that he was especially honored that the giants of…
I bought Glenn Frey a beer
At the time, former Eagle, Glenn Frey, was producing American R&B band Jack Mack and the Heart Attack, named after drummer Jack Mack, aka Claude Pepper. They were conducting a…
Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice
A 'girl group' is a music act featuring female singers who harmonize together. Girl groups have been popular at least since the 1930s, but 'girl group' also denotes the wave of American female…
Have I Ever Told You About the Time . . .
. . . Doobie Brother Michael McDonald helped roll my car out of a ditch in Laurel Canyon? It was late. At least 1 a.m. I was taking Ace, a…
Ragin’ Cajun
I have written a bit about my time waitressing at "The World Famous Palomino Club."* Believe it or not, cocktail waitressing had been on my bucket list, but I never…
Diggy Diggy High, Diggy Diggy Low
For some reason, I had a craving for Doug Kershaw. I wish I could see him perform live again, one more time. I think it was three times that I…