Journalism

Steve Grogan Rides Alone

Journalism

Old Heroes Never Die Another grim workday ends. Thousands of commuters are taking the train home, quiet and desperate. Among them Steve Grogan rests his eyes. If you don’t know who that is don’t feel bad. Most of the other riders don’t know either. I’ll give you a hint, he’s Tom Brady from a simpler […]

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The Police Could Never Last

Journalism

The Police are one of those bands that everyone knows. Since the late 70’s they’ve been a staple of FM radio. To help mark the 30th anniversary of “Roxanne,” their first hit, they have embarked on “The Police Reunion Tour .” After years of bickering, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, and Gordon Matthew Sumner (aka Sting) […]

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A World Without Star Wars

Features

The upcoming release of Star Wars on blu-ray” got me thinking about this wistful feature… The Millennium Falcon sweeps in, piloted by Han Solo. The Death Star explodes with a blinding flash. Millions of fans emerge from the theatres of America forever hooked. When the original Star Wars or as hard-core fans call it “A […]

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Jon Woodward’s Rain

Book Reviews

Chances are you don’t read much poetry. Who does? Poetry lost its “cool” a long time ago. But books like Jon Woodward’s Rain, put out by Seattle based Wave Books , can change that. Early in Rain Woodward references Spider-Man, establishing his poems as being of the present day. “It’s going to rain and I’m/ […]

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Lego Obsession

Journalism

A car buzzes down the Mass Pike. I’m asleep in the passenger seat. But it’s not a deep sleep. It’s that kind of wakeful nap that mixes half dreams and music playing on the stereo. My head nods to the side as the car changes lanes. When I wake up I realize, even while unconscious, […]

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One Man’s Car

Journalism

Like a lot of people I loved my first car but it has been a long time since I cared about an automobile. I avoid attachment to objects, especially those that get awful gas mileage. For a while my wife and I got by without a second car. It was inconvenient but even in the […]

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The Naked Cowboy: Underwear, Muscles, Ass Grabs, Being the King, and a Search for the American Dream

Features

“I’m you and you me.”’ – The Naked Cowboy The Naked Cowboy, a modern legend of metropolis, hits the pavement playing his guitar. Times Square hums, the center of the world. Thousands of people pass by everyday. Still, even the most jaded of New Yorker stops to take a look. In a place that has […]

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A Rare Individual

Journalism

I’m going to miss my friend Bob. This summer he decided it was time for a big change. He’s moving (probably on the road right now) to Nashville. It’s not like me. I don’t miss people, especially ones I work with. Think about it. If you work a 40 hour week, that’s around 2000 hours […]

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The Ice Man

Journalism

Once the first snow of the season arrives, laying down that semi-permanent mix of ice and grime, I grow cautious. Regardless, I’ll mange to fall a couple of times this winter. I’ve never been good on the slippery stuff. It goes back a long way. During elementary school (I’ve blocked out the exact year) my […]

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Monty-Python, Insanity and Genius

Features

A knight rides an imaginary horse through the English country side. Slapping coconuts provide the hoof beats. What else could it be but “Monty Python and the Holy Grail?” Right away, as the film opens, the boys from Monty Python establish a lunatic logic . The kings of British comedy cut along the bleak landscape, […]

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