My mom is a proud Army veteran. My limited understanding of her enlistment is that Mom wanted to see the world, so she joined the military. She was sent from her home in North Dakota to Fort Gordon in Georgia, where her peers played “Hey Jude” repeatedly; it’s where, how, and why she met my … Continue reading Mom’s Friend Mary
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In Memory of Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb died this week. He was 62; the cause was cancer.His death has been recorded by Gothamist, Rolling Stone, and Consequence of Sound, but not the New York Times, so I feel an obligation to remember him here, even if this blog hasn't launched yet.Jimmy was called to New York by a Lou Reed song, and … Continue reading In Memory of Jimmy Webb

