Hi: I write 1,500 word essays two or three times a week about current pop music, and rock music criticism as memoir: For more than 50 years, I've been fortunate to never have to do anything else for a living. Tuesday's post was record reviews about the magnificent new music of Korean-American Andrew Choi, who performs as St. Lenox, as we…
Hi: I write 1,500 word essays two or three times a week about current pop music, and rock music criticism as memoir: For more than 50 years, I've been fortunate to never have to do anything else for a living. Tuesday's post was record reviews about the magnificent new music of Korean-American Andrew Choi, who performs as St. Lenox, as well as the Wallflowers, and the Umbrellas. Tomorrow's will go back to my first job after college at CBS Records, one aspect of which I already wrote about in a cross-Substack/response to the writer Ted Gioia about "The Worst Day in Jazz History," which Ted graciously acknowledged on Twitter. My avatar/photo is a back cover headline from a cover story I did for the Village Voice in 1974, headlined "Led Zep Zaps Kidz." On the front cover of that issue is a story Lucian Truscott IV did about uncorrupt NYC cop Frank Serpico, played by Al Pacino in the movie of that name, though in those days I looked more like Pacino than Lucian did. I subscribe to Lucian's newsletter. He's peerless on military and political issues. We're both still at the top of our games. https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/stark-raving-mad
Hi: I write 1,500 word essays two or three times a week about current pop music, and rock music criticism as memoir: For more than 50 years, I've been fortunate to never have to do anything else for a living. Tuesday's post was record reviews about the magnificent new music of Korean-American Andrew Choi, who performs as St. Lenox, as well as the Wallflowers, and the Umbrellas. Tomorrow's will go back to my first job after college at CBS Records, one aspect of which I already wrote about in a cross-Substack/response to the writer Ted Gioia about "The Worst Day in Jazz History," which Ted graciously acknowledged on Twitter. My avatar/photo is a back cover headline from a cover story I did for the Village Voice in 1974, headlined "Led Zep Zaps Kidz." On the front cover of that issue is a story Lucian Truscott IV did about uncorrupt NYC cop Frank Serpico, played by Al Pacino in the movie of that name, though in those days I looked more like Pacino than Lucian did. I subscribe to Lucian's newsletter. He's peerless on military and political issues. We're both still at the top of our games. https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/stark-raving-mad
Lucian Truscott! Heavens! So happy to hear he's with us!
Happy to hear you are with us too, E. Jean!