When I graduated from college, I decided I didn’t want to go to graduate school like all my friends were doing. I had no plan and needed...

Until he died, whenever I went to New York, I always reserved some time in my schedule to spend with him. I’m not going to name him...

A Young Man Seeking Liberation Through Transgressive Experiences Once I got an inkling I was gay, I was never for a moment interested in...

I never had anything to do with those people. Well, they fed me and gave me a roof over my head ’til I was 18. And they mostly left me...

When I was born, the price of mailing a letter was 3 cents, which it had been from 1932. (The inflation-adjusted price was around 25...

You needed all kinds of documents to drive successfully from Europe to India, starting with a passport, of course, and visas for many of...

The other day I was getting ready to go see a screening of the new documentary about the Mutants-Cramps concert at Napa State Mental...

If You Do Nothing Else Today, Watch 28 Minute Long Scorpio Rising A couple days ago, I got an invitation from an old friend, Harper Simon...

From the time I moved to L.A. to work for Warner Bros, til I retired, I only ever worked in one building. It’s adjacent to the Warner lot...

It’s 4 AM. I’m in Bangkok, getting ready to fly home after 2 weeks in the sweltering 100 degree heat. It’s even steaming hot at 4 AM. I’m...

When I was weighing the pros and cons of buying my forever home. the size of the master bedroom on the second floor was a huge plus for...

Last night after dinner, Roland shaved my head. We met when he was around 18. He just turned 50 this month. He asked me how I feel about...

When I was still living in San Francisco-- a country music dj and an editor of Country Music Magazine-- I came across a unique band,...

A Guest Post From Dan Levitin I first met Howie Klein in 1981. He came to see my band, The Mortals, play at the Mabuhay Gardens. I don't...

All 4 of my grandparents came to America as penniless immigrants from Eastern Europe, making my parents first generation Americans....

As you probably know, I’m writing a memoir and occasionally post pages here. That's what this is, one of those pages. The other day an...

There were some wonderful perks to working at a record company— and particularly to being a top executive. Personally, I appreciated the...

When I was a kid, there was a widespread rumor that LSD caused genetic damage. Many of us believed it might be true— and we didn’t have...

Everyone should work in a restaurant at some time in their life. I had literally never cooked anything when I went to work at the...

A couple of days ago, I talked a little about my first experience with my new VW van in 1969 when Martha and I drove down to Morocco and...