Will you take me as I am–strung out on another man–California I’m coming home.
A lyric quote from Joni Mitchell can only mean one thing–
I spent a few days visiting Noria at the Marin Headlands where she is an artist in residence. It was gorgeous.
Northern California still has a strong pull on my heart. As N [...]
An undisclosed source revealed this morning that Billy Name, right-hand man of Warhol and the man behind The Factory’s silvery magic, has found my description of him as a whiskey-swilling warlock his “best review yet. (signed) Billy Name, Warlock”
I did not mention in the quoted article—about my dear friend Jim Lyons, and more broadly the [...]
I don’t believe I’ve mentioned how much I love Jon Brion, well I do. The story goes that Ali and I had his solo album Meaningless and a couple of his soundtracks–Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine–and pretty much he could do no wrong around these parts.
Actually the story goes back to New Year’s Day [...]