- Jul 21, 2022
- 5 min
I Can See Clearer, Now
The world looked a little differently after a trip to NYC. When you’re ten years old and growing up in a small town, things can look...
- Jul 15, 2022
- 10 min
A Long Time Ago, In a City Far, by the Bay
When SF turned Sci-Fi - My Adventures in Underscore part 8 In March of 1977, I was sitting in a New Jersey theater with a few college...
- Jul 7, 2022
- 6 min
My Second Time Around
You can't negotiate the perfect relationship. I still remember your smile, that toothy grin with just a little curl to your lip. The way...
- Jun 30, 2022
- 7 min
I Found It At The Movies
My Adventures In Underscore Pt. 7 - Exploring sex and soundtracks in the mid-Seventies You can listen to a short playlist on Apple Music...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 6 min
Fatherhood for the Long Haul
It was a hard road for this divorced parent. It’s not quite 7:00am. I’m nearly out the door before Laura wakes up—so I blow my new wife a...
- Jun 18, 2022
- 6 min
Learning the Classics, Easy as R-C-A
My Adventures in Underscore, part 6 New summer hits, old chestnuts, and Camera Three. In 1975, the whole world was humming a movie...
- Jun 16, 2022
- 6 min
From Junior to Senior
A note of gratitude on Father’s Day Unlike most people, my full name ends with a comma and the word “Junior.” I guess that makes me more...
- Jun 10, 2022
- 7 min
Monster-Kid Melodies
How to be a music supervisor in the Fotomat era — My Adventures in Underscore, part 5. You can hear a selected playlist for this story at...
- Jun 9, 2022
- 5 min
No Artist Is Pleased
My early failed attempts to work in animation and comics. If I only knew THEN what I know NOW.
- Jun 4, 2022
- 6 min
”Strangers in Paradise,” or Collecting on a Budget
My Adventures in Underscore, part 4 - Trials and tribulations of a nacent LP collector. Check out a playlist for this story on Apple...
