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My Great American Journey – Pt 7

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Pt 7 –  9th and Wilshire There is a remarkable scene at the end of the Martin Scorcese film, “Gangs of New York”. It depicts a small cemetery, ensconced by weeds that cover the head stones of some of the characters that once populated a once colorful, ultraviolent, operatic time and place;  peopled by an array of … Read more

My Great American Journey Pt. 4

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The Mighty KAAY in Little Rock, 1977

<——– Lateral Meniscus – Part 3 Ol’ 66 I almost forgot to mention something something that I thought was pretty incredible while passing through Little Rock, Arkansas. If you’ve ever driven through the Bible Belt (the Bible Belt consists of mostly Southern States and surrounding areas) you know that, there is nothing on the radio besides country music, … Read more

My Great American Journey – Pt. 3

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<—- My Great American Journey – Pt. 2 Lateral Meniscus As we leave Nashville heading Southwest towards, Albuquerque, New Mexico, I think I have to make a sideways move in my narration to a few years earlier, long before this ride. The reason being that I don’t remember enough about this leg of the journey (no … Read more

My Great American Journey

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My Great American Journey

Between 1977 and 1980, I worked as a singing waiter at The Great American Food & Beverage Co. – a place where I had many celebrity encounters and cut my teeth as an entertainer. This is the story of the ride that began that amazing long and winding road of craziness that is my life. Sh*t … Read more