Saturday, July 29, 2023

Muddy Waters — Sons And Fathers

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by Bart Bull published in Sounds, August, 1977(excerpt) There isn’t anybody in the room that he doesn’t outweigh by 40 years. What album? so...
Saturday, February 5, 2022

Aphorism 94; One of a series; collect the whole set!

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I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Or maybe not to the death, but at least until I start to...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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Fund Fight at the OK Corral by Bart Bull; Washington Post , August 31, 1987 (There's a bit of a back-story that goes along with t...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Aphorism No. 93; (One of an Series — Collecty the Whole Set!)

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 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him think.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Guns N' Roses — Maybe The Only Great Band Of The '80s (from SPIN; December, 1988)

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( One of the great advantages of living in LA in the 1980s, especially if you were West Coast Editor of SPIN or Vogue or Details — or hell...
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Monday, March 2, 2020

Aphorism N0 91 — One of a Series; Collect the Whole Set!

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Reporting costs; opinions are free.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Google Throws A Minstrel Show

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In honor of B.B. King's 94th birthday, Google has re-animated the King of the Blues as the witless and unwitting star of a jaunty, gaud...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Merle Haggard, 1988, from SPIN

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     Is Merle Haggard what country music is about in 1988?   Maybe not.  Randy Travis is having more hits, Dwight Yoakam is more visible, H...
Monday, July 1, 2019

Aphorism No. 82: One of a Series; Collect the Whole Set!

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The default of reporting is doubt. Its corollary is wonder.
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Friday, May 17, 2019

Aphorism No. 83; One of a Series; Collect the Whole Set

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All reporting is "investigative reporting," or else it's publicity.
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Thursday, September 6, 2018

How Burt Reynolds Personally Invented Film Noir (Version Bronzage du Soleil) Late One Friday Evening On His Front Porch In The Everglades

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Stick, starring Burt Reynolds, directed by Burt Reynolds by Bart Bull published in the  Arizona Republic (For almost exactly one year, I ...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The Ladder of Success; a letter from Ted Hawkins

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Booking No 6872-844 Terminal Annex Los Angeles CA 90054 Dear Bart: This will acknowledge receipt of the literature you sent me dated ...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Aphorism No. 90; One of a Series; Collect The Whole Set!

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The brain is not located on the tip of the tongue.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The Wise King (from "The Devil's Waiting Room — Fairy Tales For The Over-Grown" )

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Once there was a wise king. There may well have been a few others over the years, but really, not so very many. Let's face it — ...
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Aphorism No. 84; One of Series; Collect the Whole Set!

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A guideline for future CIA directors: Torture is immoral when you do it to me. When I do it to you, it's just fine.