Category: People
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Peanut Farmer
When I was 13 I stayed home from school and spent half the day with my dad at work so that I could attend a presidential rally outside of the old City Hall building in San Jose. I recall being excited and curious. When we arrived, there were throngs of people everywhere. Eventually, the area…
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I want my MTV.
I paid little attention to MTV when it debuted in 1981. One of the main reasons is because I saw it as a channel featuring only rock bands. At the time, rock was beyond the scope of my musical interests. Other than a modest collection of old rock ‘n’ roll vinyls my dad owned, which…
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Kris Kristofferson
I knew that the passing of Kris Kristofferson was going to be gut punch. There is no singer-songwriter I’ve admired more. Moments ago I read that Willie Nelson once said “Everything he writes is a standard.” It’s true. He was among the best America has ever produced. When I was a kid, I would pull…
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