Some Authors Can’t Smell Their Own B.O.
One of my favorite parts of a Sunday NY Times is that thin little Book Review, that I never read first but usually get around to poking through at the very end of the day. There are so many books out there and so many more being put out every […]
The Busiest Man at the Festival
Beer was the drink of choice at the Deerfield Farm Fest, and this guy was nice enough to hand me two free beers, maybe because he’s a cafe regular. The Golden Spike Ales went down smooth and the music was wonderful…all in all a great way to spend a summer […]
The Music, and Atmosphere Great, Sales Lousy
We brought the cafe show on the road and manned a booth at the Deerfield Farm Festival tonight, with mixed results. It was fun to create the booth and get the signage all set up and see our cafe employees making gobs of cupcakes, muffins, scones and brownies. We all […]
Faux Farmer’s Market for Mel’s Movie in Hamp
Sometimes in the cafe customers begin bellowing a story clear across the room. I”ll answer and we’ll begin a rollicking dialogue, from our posts 25′ apart. A few days ago, Whately Farmer Dave Jackson strolled in. He said that the producers of the Mel Gibson movie, Edge of Darkness, had […]
Town Wide Tag: Every Sale on the Google Map
Tonight I paced, waiting until 7:29 to leave the house to attend the Deerfield Selectboard meeting at town hall. I was on the agenda but first the distinguished state senator Stan and state rep Steve who were there to present an award to a 24-year volunteer, Richard Stellman. I chatted […]
From WRSI to MSNBC, Maddow Hits the Big Time
Rachel Maddow has hit the big time. I remember a few years ago when I used to appear on her morning show on WRSI FM. I’d pop down to the Northampton studio about 7 am, and we’d talk about travel tips. Eventually she had to refrain from bringing me on […]
College Loans or $34 an Hour…Your Choice
I read a story in the WSJ about how energy companies are working hard to convince high schoolers to forgo college for a trade education. I’m passing this along to my son, it’s good advice. “In many parts of the economy, there are too many workers, rather than too few. […]
Jerry Wexler: "All I Could Do Was Sit There and Weep"
Jerry Wexler was a renowned music producer who died last week at 91. He was remembered by Jim Fusilli in today’s WSJ, a portrait of a man who considered was ‘abrasive, derisive and cynical,” by many people, but beloved by artists like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. He will be […]