Category: People
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Chuck
One of my biggest regrets in life is not taking up an instrument. Actually, that’s not entirely true. Back in fourth grade, a musician came to our class to show us all the cool instruments we could choose. I ended up going with the flute, but honestly, I probably should have picked the clarinet, sax,…
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“Theo”
Sad to hear about Malcolm Jamal Warner. I related so deeply with Malcolm Jamal’s affable character on The Cosby Show that one Christmas, I signed each of my gifts with: From Theo. So many episodes are worth remembering and revisiting, but who can forget the one featuring the Gordon Gartrelle shirt?! As so many of…
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Flu Game
I’m so proud of my boy. Back to that in a moment. Capping off the weekend with a loss in the championship in Stockton may not be much to cheer about. But Atticus and his CGE teammates proved otherwise. Our weekend opened with a win, including an early morning grand slam in game one by…
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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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Wham!
If you love Wham!, check out the new documentary on Netflix. Back to that in a moment. Years ago, when malls still had record stores, I remember seeing this photo on an album cover on display at the entrance to Musicland in the Eastridge Mall in San Jose. I was with my dad at the…
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DJ
Yesterday, and the past few days, have been heavy for the Yerba Buena family. Back to that in a moment. Senior proms are a chance for students to get together to celebrate one last time before the school year comes to an end. In some ways, it’s a chance to destress before the final stretch…
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Tommy
“Go see Tommy.” I’ll get back to that quote in a moment. Over twenty-five years ago I was between jobs. A little too between. I was running out of patience, confidence, and money. While I didn’t have a mortgage during those days, I did have bills. I even recall going to the grocery store to…
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International Hotel
Every now and then I like to watch old clips of Elvis in concert. Last night I was watching one from a star-studded engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, where he had 636 consecutive sold-out shows over a seven-year period. Alas, this post isn’t about Elvis. After watching the clip, I was curious…
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