Category Archives: History

The Father of Our Country

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

[Editor's Note: With Steven Speilberg's movie "Lincoln" starring Daniel Day-Lewis set to premiere this Friday, Nov. 9, I am re-publishing this piece I wrote about Abraham Lincoln from February 2011.] I am posting this on Saturday, February 12. On this … Continue reading →

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Hanging, haunting quiet desperation is the English way

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

The Olympics’ Opening Ceremony got me to thinking about England’s 10 most important musical exports. Not the “best,” or the most popular, but the 10 with the most profound influence on popular music. Here goes: Continue reading →

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From The Mouth Of Babes

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

When you have kids, everything they do becomes a milestone. First time they crawl. First bath. First time they laugh, smile or seem to recognize you as something more than just a blob that is continuously picking them up and … Continue reading →

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The Shadows Of History

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

My wife and I had just finished bathing both of our daughters and getting them to bed and we were ready to call it a day. It was Sunday, May 1, and another weekend was over. As it is after … Continue reading →

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice!

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Today was a full-circle kind of day set to a John Phillip Sousa soundtrack: I did something with two of my three kids that I didn’t much enjoy when I was their age. I took them to one of my … Continue reading →

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Where the roots are

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

There are people who grow up in their hometowns and never leave. My wife, the Thoroughly Awesome Ms. Crums, is one of these people, as she has only ever lived in Oakland. I, however, have been a bit more mobile … Continue reading →

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