Fifty years ago today at The Seattle Times, as I ripped copy from the wire machines my eye went to a story in the latest Associated Press national split. A young trumpeter named Clifford Brown had been killed early that morning in a car crash. My heart stopped for a beat or two. My stomach churned. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 26, 2006
Other Matters: Gregory Curtis
In 1975, Mike Levy, the publisher of Texas Monthly, and Gregory Curtis, a staff writer, visited me in my office at KSAT-TV in San Antonio. They were on a tour to create good will for the fledgling magazine, which was even then attracting national notice for its quality. In the course of the … [Read more...]
Phrases I Wish Never To Hear or Read Again
"That said..." ."..the likes of..." (He has played with the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker and Andres Segovia.) "...looking to..." (The President is looking to cut taxes.) "...Indeed." Mindlessly intoned by anchors as a way of demonstrating sophisticated understanding. Or … [Read more...]