Paul is, you know, sentient, present and accounted for, more or less.
Has written widely on music and literature, mostly, in addition to lengthy stints as a newspaper and magazine editor and reporter in New York, Los Angeles (hell, yeah), San Francisco and Monterey. Currently teaches journalism in San Francisco and contributes to the S.F. Chronicle Book Review section and other outlets, as well as thread-ending comments to No Depression.
Monterey Pop Festival, 1967
We make icons of our heroes after the fact, but it’s always better to remember that they were flesh and blood, first and foremost. The San Francisco Jazz Center mounted an extraordinary tribute to the 50th anniversary of the release […]
Written by Roger Miller, recently covered by Nick Lowe.
Lots of great artists – and an amazing performance by Cyndi Lauper