Episodes

7 days ago

Saturday Feb 01, 2025
my sporadic career as a publisher, for lack of a better phrase
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025

Saturday Jan 18, 2025
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, Trump 2.0
Saturday Jan 18, 2025
Saturday Jan 18, 2025
The only question is just how fucked are we?

Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Only Call It Frisco If You Dare!
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
More thoughts about doing a historical podcast about San Francisco in the post-war period between 1945 and 1953 or thereabouts.
Also, the story about how I learned about the secret history of Frisco.

Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Upcoming: The Cats of Knickerbock/Frisco
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Testing my new gear. Talking about things to come.

Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Happy Birthday Mr. Bowie
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Happy 78th Birthday Mr. Jones. The whole place has gone to shit since you left but I see you shining in the firmament.
As my friend Bill says, “Let a thousand Bowies bloom.” We’ll keep trying.

Saturday Jan 04, 2025
A Complete Unknown From A Slightly Different Angle
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
I recommended the movie to my son, Will, and Killer Mike. And their wives. Given Dylan's treatment of women, Will wondered why I included their wives in my recommendation.

Saturday Jan 04, 2025
The Bats of Helicon by Jim Cohee—A Reading
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
A couple poems from my friend, Jim Cohee.

Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
No New Year's resolutions, only goals. Cancel Adobe and Amazon. Adobe is easy, but Amazon is integral to my consumerist life now. I am determined, however, extract myself from the dubious luxury of Bezos's honey trap.

Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
A Complete Unknown Movie Review
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
A wonderful surprise this movie was, taking me back to the dawn of the Sixties, the arrival of Bob Dylan, and the explosion that followed. Incredibly well-done!