Bostworld

I tend to steer clear of downtown Phoenix these days. It seems every time I venture down there, I discover another of my old favorites consigned to the scrap heap or worse, a target for “renovation.” The cheerfully run-down squalorous downtown Phoenix of my childhood is all but gone, a victim of the kind of […]

According to the liner notes of this self-released album from 1975, Milwaukee keyboard prodigy and supper club circuit regular Archie Ulm “devastated the traditional concept of organ playing by inciting his audiences to stunning highs of musical awareness.” On this album, together with “two of the finest musicians in Milwaukee,” Ulm “creates the ultimate effect, […]

Several years ago, I submitted a travel article about northern Arizona to an auto club magazine where a friend of mine worked as an editor. But before I could complete the second draft, I realized I didn’t actually WANT people traveling into my state! After some soul-searching, I graciously withdrew my submission. It’s a pretty […]

Cartoonist and illustrator Jack Davis first came to prominence in the pages of classic EC comics like “Tales From The Crypt” and “Two-Fisted Tales.” He is probably best known to early readers of “Mad” magazine and its comic book predecessor. But once he graduated from the world of funny books into mainstream publishing, his career […]