About thirty years ago I stopped thinking of myself as a musician. I was a teenager. I had been taking classical guitar lessons from Doug Brown in Weehawken, NJ. Doug was about 23 years old and finishing up his guitar … Continued
I found this on the seat of a subway car many, many, MANY years ago. To coin a phrase, “It spoke to me.” Why is it pinned to my corkboard? From time to time I need to be reminded.
John Yearley! John is a subscriber to the blog and his name and those of the other subscribers were printed on a piece of paper, tossed in a hat, and drawn from said hat by my assistant. John will receive … Continued
On Monday, July 25, 2011, I’ll give this book away to one lucky subscriber to the blog, chosen at random. I reviewed it in an earlier post, but here’s my favorite quote from it. Atom Egoyan discussing Persona and the … Continued
When the SETI Institute announced it was hibernating the Allen Telescope Array, I didn’t feel the need to say, “Production is starting up again” and fly out to California to interview Jill Tarter and shoot the dishes. (See, Is Production … Continued
Cross-posted on Extracriticum.com On 7/25/11, I’ll be giving away a copy of The Film That Changed My Life to one lucky subscriber to this blog. So if you haven’t already, subscribe now. And remember you haven’t subscribed until you confirm … Continued
When I first interviewed Robert Darden of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project for A Life’s Work in Chicago (August 2009), one collector’s name came up again and again. Bob Marovich. Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, radio announcer, … Continued
There has been a flurry of “likes” on the A Life’s Work Facebook page from the Arcosanti community. And by “Arcosanti community” I mean not the folks who are living there now, but people who have passed through the place … Continued
If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that many of the images in this blog have the same background. Which is this: Which is what? A swatch of pique fabric. Why? It’s my little homage to Yasujiro Ozu, … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, Read any good books lately or is it all A Life’s Work all the time? K.R. Dear K.R.: It’s definitely not all A Life’s Work all the time. And in fact, I have recently read a very good … Continued