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Please Donate Stickers…Just Don’t Make them Too American

Please Donate Stickers…Just Don’t Make them Too American

I’m escaping the heat this weekend by heading to Rhode Island’s South County, where I will make a rendezvous at 11 am with a friend who has a sailboat. Last night sure convinced me this was a good plan, as I tossed and turned in sweat soaked sheets. An annoying […]

Please, Please, Take a Vacation

If you could have unlimited vacation days from work, how many would you take? That’s the question asked in a story by Sue Shellenbarger in the WSJ, when she visited companies who have adopted a policy of letting employees take as much time off as they want. Not surprisingly, most […]

Honey for Oshun: Returning to Cuba to Find Long Lost Mom

Honey for Oshun: Returning to Cuba to Find Long Lost Mom

Last night’s late night Netflick took me to Cuba, where Roberto, who left as a child, had returned to try and find his mother Carmen. The movie juxtaposed black and white footage of boats fleeing the country with the scene of his arrival in Havana, passing by the Fidel billboards […]

Wanda Jackson Learned to Sing Rock from Boyfriend Elvis

Wanda Jackson Learned to Sing Rock from Boyfriend Elvis

Yesterday morning on Monte’s show on ‘RSI, he played a recording of one of the highlights of the Green River Festival. Funny, I too had recorded the same slice of the show as I stood near Wanda Jackson below the stage. The tiny singer, who is in the Rock n […]

GRF: Find Places Like This and Go There!

GRF: Find Places Like This and Go There!

This weekend I spent my days in a place where everyone was happy. Happy to share their food,  their drink and space on the lawn, happy to be right there, on that summer day, under the sun listening to great music at the Green River Festival.  One of the performers, […]

Kermit Ruffins Blows His Big Horn in the Energized Arts Block

Kermit Ruffins Blows His Big Horn in the Energized Arts Block

Last night I felt like I was in the right place at just the right time. Driving up to Greenfield with two old friends, our first stop was Hope and Olive, where the friendly maitre’d Jim as usual made us feel welcome. Greenfield had an energy last night, a confidence […]

What Man Wouldn’t Want to be The French Gigolo?

I am a sucker for a good French movie. And how can I resist a title like “The French Gigolo?” In this 2008 movie, a very attractive fifty-something woman television producer decides that to take the path of least resistance…and hires gigolos every month or so. We meet Patrick, (who […]

Who Do You Run Into at the Green River Festival? Everyone!

Who Do You Run Into at the Green River Festival? Everyone!

This is an exciting week in the Valley, because the best musical event of the year happens on Saturday and Sunday. You may already have your tickets to the two-day Green River Festival, if not, I highly recommend you put this community extravaganza on your calendar. The festival began 25 […]

After Beach and a Shower, I’m Officially on Vacation

After Beach and a Shower, I’m Officially on Vacation

We’ve arrived, and are officially on vacation. As per my custom, I only really feel that I’m on vacation after I’ve spent a little time on the beach and taken a shower. Emerging at 6:53 pm with the sweet summer light reflecting off a distant rock jetty, yeah, now I’m […]

Crime is Down 40% Since 1990, Since Everyone Has a Cellphone

Last night I picked up a new iPhone 4. What a change from the olden days. I actually have had a cellular telephone since 1992. I bought the first one from a guy in Hadley, and it came in a little plastic basket, and had a corded handset. I remember […]

If Your Phone is Charged, You Can Open Your Hotel Door

I read a story in the International Herald Tribune at the airport that described a smart idea…using cellphones to unlock doors at hotels and vacation rentals. With the amount of time people spend looking at their phones, it seems to make a lot of sense. In Stockholm the Clarion Hotel […]

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