Dear Darling Ones, You know that parable about boiling a frog? The one that says if you drop a frog in boiling water it jumps out right away, but if you put it in cold…
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The Soundtrack to Sexual Awakenings
Hi Darling Ones, Sometime this weekend I started reading Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon–And the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller. I’m kind of ambivalent about it thus far because…
Something Wild & Unruly
Ok, Darling Ones, before we get into this latest bit of nonsense I need to remind you of two things. My inner-monologue is a vast, unending musical where songs can become sentient beings and people…
Cutie with a Big Booty & Other Hits
Hi Darling Ones, Yesterday I got a wonderful email from my largehearted friend, David. He asked me if my next two records were going to be called “Sing it, Chromes” and “Songs for Wendell.” He…
Entitled Prick Syndrome
Hi Darling Ones, The best thing about reading Paul Rees’ Mellencamp biography was learning that his grandkids call him “Peepaw.” The worst thing was absolutely everything else. This is definitely a case of you should…
Sing It, Chromes
Hi Darling Ones, I’ve been thinking about The Jayhawks a lot lately for reasons that will become clear at some point in the new future. Just to be clear, I’m talking the rock & roll…