WTF Is A Glorified Sideman?
I was born in 1955 and my first memory of music was when I was 4 years old and my mom got a record player for her birthday. It was …
Adventures with Eric Burdon & Robbie Krieger (Part 2)
And The ‘Shroom Tour Rolls Into Malibu…
Disclaimer: In the following, I discuss my use of illegal drugs. Let me be clear, I no longer do illegal drugs or …
Adventures with Eric Burdon & Robbie Krieger (Part 1)
A Night I’ll Never Forget
Disclaimer: In the following post, I discuss my use of illegal drugs. Let me be clear, I no longer do illegal drugs or have …
Living and Loving Etta James
The Queen and her Sir Lancelot
My first encounter with Etta James was in 1980 at the Blue Lagoon Saloon Nightclub in Marina Del Rey, California. I can’t remember …
Meeting Eurythmics
With Dave & Annie- Stockholm, 1987
In early 1986, I was sitting around the pool of my West Hollywood apartment thinking of what most professional musicians do 99% of …
Tom Petty, Live Aid & Bob Dylan
The Soul Lips – Jimmy Z, Lee Thornburg, Nick Lane with Tom Petty 1984
With Tom Petty & Lee Thornburg en route to “Live Aid” July 1985
Tom …
Korean BBQ Legs — Rod Stewart
April 1981 – Aboard a Northwest Airlines Flight from LA to Tokyo
As the flames danced off Danny’s head all the way up to the overhead bins, it dawned on me, …