I think this is the first weekend of the year that I haven’t had either a commitment of some sort, or an inability to feel truly relaxed because I’ve had the taxes hanging over my head. I’m very much enjoying this Friday night’s feeling. Of course, I think some significant part of that is seeing … Read more
Constantine “Gus” Koutroulakis, owner and operator of Pete’s Famous Hot Dogs on 2nd Avenue in Birmingham since 1948, died this morning at his home. He was 81. As a boy, I remember very well going with my dad to Birmingham on car-related business—auctions, shows, swapping vehicles with his friend Jay, or whatever—and frequently a trip … Read more
We talked about Alien this past weekend—some idle conversation in the car led to it or something. I told Nathan it was one of the scariest movies I’d ever seen. He asked me when he’d be old enough to see it, and I told him 12 or 13. I think it’s spectacularly made, and it’s … Read more