My influence

It’s great with my wife, and it’s unambiguously bidirectional.  We do nothing short of making each other better people.  What a blessing. I think it’s still substantial with my boys, though my eyes are open.  I expect puberty to be pretty damned tough on it.  Hopefully I’ve laid enough groundwork that we’ll pick up the … Read more

Gary Collins dead at 74

Gary Collins died yesterday.  He was 74. I remember him hosting Hour Magazine, and my sister Jenny calling him “Merv Donahue.”  I remember him being one of the framed astronauts in Hangar 18, and exclaiming “We’ve been set up from the start!” (If nothing else, the guy gets props for bagging Mary Ann Mobley.) RIP.

Review: Kiss – Monster

The cover sticker on the 20th Kiss studio album Monster, released on Tuesday, reads: NO FILLER · NO BALLADS JUST FULL-THROTTLE ROCK ‘N ROLL Concur.  There’s not a bad song here, and there are no prom night weepers either.  You want a capsule review, then there it is.  You can stop now.  If you want … Read more

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