Working with Big Swede and Downtown Art Dreams
I’ve known Big Swede over two decades now and whenever he calls I know I’m in for something different.
He is coming from a musical place that I literally …
Some Other Sides to NWA
[Read more about Jimmy Z & NWA – NWA – Straight Outta Compton… then Torrance & Westlake]
Doing some house cleaning recently, I came across this legal document signed by both Eazy E …
April in Paris and the Road Back to Montreux – Part 2
[Read Part 1, here]
The young lady finally arrives in my suite and immediately it was on. This girl knew what she wanted and as Rod Stewart used to say, “I was …
April in Paris and the Road Back to Montreux – Part 1
Springtime in Paris can be highly overrated. It can rain for days with a freezing dampness that seeps into your bones and won’t let go. The best remedy I’ve come …
Stevie Wonder & Whitney Houston at Nelson Mandela’s 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium, London
Disclaimer: In the following, I discuss my use of illegal drugs. Let me be clear, I no longer do illegal drugs or have plans to ever do them again, nor …
Not So Fast Times with Cameron Crowe – Part 2
[Read about my first encounter with Cameron Crowe in Part 1]
Georgia
Fast forward to 1995. I’m in Seattle shooting a movie called “Georgia” starring Jennifer Jason Lee who also co-produced …
Not So Fast Times with Cameron Crowe – Part 1
I first met Cameron Crowe in 1985 while on the Pack Up the Plantation Tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Cameron wrote the book and screenplay for the movie “Fast …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 3
[To get caught up, read Part 1 first, then Part 2]
UNEMPLOYMENT
We did our show and I was backstage downstairs when I see Jeff on a TV monitor on stage. I …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 2
[If you have not read Part 1 of this story, you should click here now]
The Next Morning…
I wake up with every part of my body in pain. I could barely lift …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 1
It began this way…
Around 1988 I did a basic cable TV interview in Santa Monica, CA. It was a favor for a buddy. I was to come in to the …