Archive for November 2002
Dear Hannah
Ok. So I got an interesting email yesterday, and it begs for a response. I owe it to those of you playing along at home. And somehow I feel like I owe it to myself. To explain, that is. Or to try and understand for myself. So here goes. I’ve gotten this sort of email…
Read MoreDon’t Give Up
Monday was the world’s longest day. Plane landed early. As expected, I dropped my bags and immediately went running. It was a clear and beautiful morning, some 25 degrees colder than Sunday morning in L.A. I wrote a chorus in my head while I was running, and finished the song as soon as I got…
Read MoreWhen The Xanax Wears Off…
I’m on JetBlue Flight 126 en route from Long Beach, CA, to New York City. The monitor on the seat back says that we’re cruising at 603 miles per hour some 32,000 feet over Ohio. The plane is dark. The young family next to me is fast asleep. The Xanax has worn off, so I’m…
Read MoreCockfight Kills Rats Dead
On the way out of last night’s Cockfight rehearsal, we saw a garbage man kick a rat. Killed it right there on the the spot. Anyway, we basically played the same song for two hours, a two and a half minute big rock song called “Tony.” It actually sounds ok. We remind me of The…
Read MoreMutual of Omaha
I have a new favorite film: “The Bad & The Beautiful” starring Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner. Cool story structure (three flashbacks). Well-acted (in a 50s noire sorta’ way). Great camera movement. Kinda’ funny. And very inside Hollywood. Speaking of, I’m flying to to L.A. Friday morning for a very Hollywood black tie wedding. I’m…
Read MoreKaiju Big Battle!
Last night was one for the record books — or in this case, The Daily Journal. A bunch of us from MTV News took a field trip to Kaiju Big Battle, a post-modern, post-ironic wrestling match between guys in slime-spewing foam monster suits. It was funny in its own way, but that’s not the point.…
Read MoreFree (At First)
Still recovering from everything: the tour, the marathon, getting sick, growing up. I’ve been feeling a little better: cough’s going away, voice’s coming back. Optimism’s on the rise. I wrote a piece on The Wallflower’s new CD for MTVNews.com. Their “Bringing Down The Horse” was a big influence for me in the late ’90s. I…
Read MoreRed Letter Days Shows Wallflowers Aren’t Leaving The Dance
It’s a long and somewhat twisted road that has led the Wallflowers back to record stores this week with Red Letter Days. The band first met the masses with its 1996 commercial breakthrough Bringing Down the Horse, an album that helped to make the Wallflowers one of the hottest groups in America. Torchbearers for a…
Read MoreRest
I’ve been sick all week. Seems like my body (as if it’s not part of me) was waiting for the first window of opportunity to force some downtime. With the NYC Marathon over, the “Summer’s Gone” Tour complete, and a momentary lapse in my bi-coastal travel, this week was it. So I spent Wednesday in…
Read MoreNew York City Marathon ’02: 3:56:24
The New York City Marathon was incredible. It was my favorite race ever, and my best: I finished in 3:56:24, over four minutes fast than last year, and some 22 minutes faster than my 2000. It had been cloudy, windy and cold for days, but Sunday morning was beautiful. The sun had not yet rose…
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