do you remember

the tender moments all alone

the first time you told me I was beautiful

wrapped in sheets Continue reading The Little Things →

I remember the first time I saw Susan. It was a warm, beautiful day; a Wednesday. I was on my way to English Literature, but I didn’t make it to class on that particular day. Continue reading My Michael →

The acclaimed band Jefferson Starship, known for their musical experimentation in psychedelic, folk, and rock music, will perform at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on June 29th. Continue reading JEFFERSON STARSHIP COMES TO WOODSTOCK →

It has been six and a half years since a mysterious man in black crossed my path in a New York City bar. To this day that chance encounter seems to have no significant meaning, yet my memory of him persists.  Continue reading THE MAN IN BLACK →

October 16, 2010. Poughkeepsie, NY. Jackson Browne. My favorite musician, the only one who can take my breath away. Solo and acoustic. Continue reading A TRUE JACKSON BROWNE EXPERIENCE →

I brought the bottle with me that day. I knew it would be my strength. Heart racing, I told you how I felt about you. You already knew. We could have kissed then, but there is no privacy in Grand Central Station. Continue reading The 14th of May →

Ben Taylor, son of folk legends James Taylor and Carly Simon, will perform at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on July 6th. Taylor’s unique acoustic style, which he refers to as Kung Folk, will offer viewers an individualized take on typical folk music. Continue reading LOVE OF MUSIC WINS OVER THE JEDI →

The roaring could be heard before it could be seen. Appearing at night, sometimes as low as tree top-level, the black V2 rockets, each with a 40 foot flame, sailed through the night sky courtesy of the Germans. Running out of fuel, the rockets would take a dive, destroying anything in their path. Churches and schools were just a few of the structures Private First Class Frank V. Porto saw destroyed during the 11 months he spent in England during World War II. Continue reading REMEMBERING WORLD WAR II →

Vietnam Zippos: American Soldiers’ Engravings and Stories (1965-1973) was written by Sherry Buchanan, with contributions from Bradford Edwards, whose collection forms the basis of the book. Bradford Edwards spent fifteen years searching for and collecting Zippo lighters in Vietnam that once belonged to American soldiers during the war. Continue reading VIETNAM ZIPPOS REVIEW →