Monthly Archives: August 2007
Album Review: Sixx: A.M. – The Heroin Diaries (2007)
Nikki Sixx, the bassist and key songwriter of Mötley Crüe, has lived a life far more insane and indulgent than you, me, or anyone we know. Here’s a guy who was raised by a single mother and her insolent boyfriend, abandoned by his father, moved all over the continent, and eventually became a petty thief and drug dealer. After learning the bass guitar, he moved to Los Angeles at age 17, joined a band, … Read the rest →
Time Zone Tribulations
Moving 1400 miles away from your home (which is already 1400 miles away from HOME home) is oftentimes a daunting task for a person. New job, new friends, business associates, new weather, new culture. Most people worry about these things. But apparently I do not worry about such things.
Instead, I worry about time zones.
The first 23 years of my wonderful life were lived in ignorant, pampered bliss: I was a native of … Read the rest →
Weekend in Portland – Mountains, Beer, and Guns
A couple of weekends ago, I visited my brother Nick in Portland. It was a dominating weekend consisting of mountain climbing, beer festival drinking, and gun shooting — and in that order too, but with time to sober up in between!
I flew in on Thursday, checked out my brother’s awesome house, and then headed over to Last Thursday, which is an art festival in the Alberta District of Portland. Portland was just as … Read the rest →