I was pretty excited last night to find that Tom Waits will be touring this summer, with a weekend stop in Columbus on the schedule. The timing of the announcement was remarkable; The Wife I had had just discussed a few days before that we would make seeing him a priority the next time he… Read More dogs, though, sense courage.
It’s Cinco de Mayo, and as those of us who know us well would expect, Uncle Crappy and The Wife are celebrating by eating and drinking. The eating part is pretty simple: take out from Rey Azteca, Butler, Pennsylvania’s finest — and, uh, pretty much only — Mexican establishment. We stuck with a couple of… Read More si.
That’s why hockey playoffs are the best playoffs there are.
When trying to figure out which Kentucky Derby horse to pull for, I’m usually drawn to at least a couple because of their names. I’m not getting that this year, so I have to fall back on my years of experience — which consists of the vast knowledge I’ve accumulated during the week or so… Read More pick.
Since suggesting on Tuesday that Rolling Stone founder and editor Jann Wenner might be slightly, uh, fuzzy after years of chasing rock ‘n’ roll musicians in the name of journalism, I’ve been getting daily hits from Wenner Media, the home of Jann’s magazine empire. Mr. Wenner, if that’s you: While I’m currently employed — and… Read More hi, jann!
The man who discovered lysergic acid diethylamide-25 died this morning. There’s no question that Albert Hofmann and his discovery — LSD — had at least an indirect impact of thousands — or maybe millions — of lives, as the powerful hallucinogen made its way around the planet in the 1950s and 60s. Hofmann’s impact on… Read More tune in.
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