Archives for June 2011

Sir Richard Thompson O.B.E. … [Read more...]

Image via WikipediaNational Public Radio's On Point show with Tom Ashbrook, devoted to Springsteen's Big Man, Clarence Clemons. Thursday, June 23, 2011. Related articlesPhoto Profile: Clarence Clemons (wzlx.radio.com)New Jersey Will Fly Flags At Half-Mast For Clarence Clemons … [Read more...]

CHOICE QUOTE: "...When they saw that cover, one woman vomited and another guy poked his eyes out, then shot himself because he was so bored... [Penguin] said they had showed it to the salespaeople and the salespeople thought it was a great cover. So great it should go into a book of Penguin's most … [Read more...]

ZINGER OF THE WEEK: Mr. Tyler was a delight in the early audition rounds, like a Ritalin-starved grade-schooler let loose in a Twinkie factory. By midseason, though, he barely appeared to be paying attention, his flights of wild grammar more frustrating than novel. -- Jon Caramonica in the Nytimes … [Read more...]