Archive for the 'Treasure' Category



I met the editors of the Bay Area humor zine Breakfast Without Meat in the mid 80’s. Bonding commenced forthwith. We quickly determined that I must contribute to the magazine. Over the course of the next half a decade or so, I supplied them with comics, interviews, spot illustrations and other bits of nonsense. But [...]

Love Workshop, Redux

Just in time for America’s Independence Day, another great collection of “Love Workshop” recordings have fallen into my lap! My Mystery Benefactor had but one request: in exchange for a copy of his collection, I must agree to post it here, thus hopefully freeing him from ever having to make another copy again! I’ve pursued [...]

America’s much vaunted Independence Day is still a week away, but we’re dusting off our old Fourth Of July program anyway. This episode holds a special significance for me, and I’m not talking about patriotism. In my brief spoken episode, I offer ambivalent tribute to my state of unemployment at the time. Six years later, [...]

Recently, I’ve been meaning to get some photos of the old Valley National Bank building on the corner of 44th St and Camelback Road here in Phoenix. This year has already seen the demolition of the Washburn Piano Company building on 20th St. and Camelback and the Tempe Geodesic Dome Branch building, on Rural and [...]

I’m happy to report that when the awesome power of Frauenfelder came knocking this time, though things did get a little wobbly, the site held.

At the end of the day, all I really want from a record is a faceless rhythm section with a full orchestra backing it up.

Just in time for our latest podcast, another broadcasting controversy erupts.