GENERATIONS
WHEN ASKED IF HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIS PLACE IN HISTORY WINSTON CHURCHILL REPLIED NO SINCE HE PROPOSED TO “WRITE IT MYSELF.” YOU MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN HISTORY (TO PARAPHRASE TROTSKY) BUT HISTORY IS INTERESTED IN YOU. GENERATIONS ARE THE THROUGH-LINE. IT’S YOUR HISTORY. HELP WRITE IT.
STEVE JOBS: A BRIDGE. 1955-2011
Every morning I wake up and then all day and into the night I use what Steve Jobs invented to invent. Steve Jobs’ life is a testament to many things, I think, and many have been singled out, appropriately. I like that he is spoken of in the company of Edison. For me, his life […]
PIRATE RADIO THE 2010 MOVIE
Slowly, a strange thing began to dawn on me: you never heard The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, or any of what would be the royalty of England’s rock on their own on broadcast radio. (Unbeknownst to me this had not always been the case. Pirate Radio had filled that void but had been […]
PIRATE RADIO ENGLAND 1966
Slowly, a strange thing began to dawn on me: you never heard The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, or any of what would be the royalty of England’s rock on their own on broadcast radio. (Unbeknownst to me this had not always been the case. Pirate Radio had filled that void but had been […]
THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 1989
“Culture can be an insistent worm. The Berlin Wall, some argue, came down not because of Ronald Reagan but because of the influence of Western culture, which was broadcast into Eastern Europe and looked like a lot more fun. The Rolling Stones in Leningrad? There’s something in that.” From AMERICAN STORY This video is a […]
RICHARD NIXON RESIGNS 1974
When that happened I returned to San Francisco. Sitting on the edge of the bed with my father, we watched as Nixon resgined. I felt terrible for my father since he, like so many others, had stood by Nixon, believing him through the endless series of lies. Dad had voted for him, supported him, railed […]
ROLLING STONES ON ED SULLIVAN 1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIApQbZLDAk&feature=youtube_gdata_player Inside the studio, the set is some television designer’s idea of “far out.” Tall crescent shapes rise from the stage floor to approximate an underground cavern. The stage behind is lit with orange gels. Bleachers are set up in part of the studio for a small audience, but they are empty except for what […]
Easy Rider SHOTGUN 1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMc-T6z0YyM&feature=youtube_gdata_player I went to see the movie Easy Rider. Two freaks on their motorcycles (Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda) decide to go to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras. Along the way they pick up Jack Nicholson. Before they go to the Mardi Gras they drop some acid, but not much happens as I recall. except […]
Joni Mitchell WOODSTOCK 1970
A drive down Haight Street was not what it used to be. From the explosion of wide-eyed kids, a new desperate edge had crept in. Now people would watch you very closely as you walked along, looking to see if you wanted to score, or if you were a narc. And there was unquestionably the […]
THE DIRTY MAC “YER BLUES”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LvggTKHwpY&feature=youtube_gdata_player I am never sure how the audience was chosen. They are mostly kids. I’ve been told that somehow or other tickets were given away free. I’m not certain the audience even knew, when they arrived, what they were going to see. So, it must have come as something of a surprise to them when […]
