Monthly Archives: June 2011
Nice records, but no fish tacos
Yesterday was a day that started so promising — I found three nice records in just a few minutes of digging — but ended in minor disappointment. The place we go for fish tacos has closed. There was nothing disappointing … Continue reading
Who’ll follow the Big Man?
Louis Jordan … King Curtis … Sam Butera … Clarence Clemons … all gone. No one takes their place, but someone must follow. Who’s the most influential rock ‘n’ roll and R&B sax player out there now? I’ll go with … Continue reading
On the patio at Ray’s Corner
We haven’t been to Ray’s Corner for a while, and tonight is an especially good time to go. My dad turned 86 today. (He’s good, thanks.) Four years ago, he gave me his record collection. I sorted through it, picked … Continue reading
Kinda Kinks, and kinda not
Time for another reminder that there’s another blog lingering in the long shadows of AM, Then FM. The Midnight Tracker resurfaces at the end of every month. It emerges from the haze of time, reviving a late-night FM radio show … Continue reading
