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...

My Adventures in Underscore, part 6 New summer hits, old chestnuts, and Camera Three. In 1975, the whole world was humming a movie...

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...

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...

My early failed attempts to work in animation and comics. If I only knew THEN what I know NOW.

My Adventures in Underscore, part 4 - Trials and tribulations of a nacent LP collector. Check out a playlist for this story on Apple...

Entering a strange new world for the first time... at the age of 20. It’s 2:55pm and it feels like midnight. It’s been a long day. I look...

A magical new sound tickles my fancy—My Adventures in Underscore, part 3 You wouldn’t expect a couple of eighth graders to come to blows...

How a shy, awkward kid learned to act normal. I started public high school at a distinct disadvantage. Catholic school might have been...

My Adventures in Underscore, part 2 - Peering thru the cathode-ray tube. There was a time when you couldn’t pull a device out of your...