Persistence in a Difficult Time
Smile but be serious is how Herschell Happiness put it during one of Graham Central Station’s classic intro jams! Working on my whisper is how I remind myself to avoid…
Big Bang of Brotherhood
Me and David, my big brother from another mother (and from the Bronx), were laughing about how we met … our Big Bang of Brotherhood. He was behind the camera…
Stick Shift on the Column
How about these ingredients for a memorable, combustible and hilarious Driver’s Ed Moment: In my late adolescent glory as number 3 son, I sat behind the wheel of Pops’ old…
Updraft @ 67
Calendar says I’m 67 this month! Mirror says I’m no longer the fairest of them all! But like blood surging back into my fingertips, after I’ve slept on my hand,…
Hand Dancing with My Secret Love
One of the true blessings of my life: when I’ve joyously hand danced with a lover! When we’ve stepped into a current of mutual exhilaration. When we’ve released residual embarrassment…
Critical (E)race Theory
In my childhood, we took road trips to Powhatan, Virginia, Paternal Stomping Grounds. With Pops at the wheel, I recall three visceral phases of the road trip. First: driving…