I recently found these videos on YouTube of my favorite bar band of all time, Fear of Strangers. Back in the late seventies and early eighties there was a very vibrant arts scene in Albany on and around Lark Street, … Continue reading →
Election day of 2004 found me in, of all places, Austin, Texas. I had been working as a contractor at the time, designing a dimensional database for an Austin-based company. That night I watched the election returns with some co-workers … Continue reading →
First they were “The Units.” Then they were “Fear of Strangers.” A great band that almost made it: Val Haynes, Steve Cohen, Todd Nelson and Al Kash. There’s not much of a trace of them now, even on the Internet … Continue reading →
Every July for the past three years I have spent two weeks at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, attending the New York State Summer Writers Institute. For me, it’s two weeks spent as far away from my normal life … Continue reading →
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