Presidential Tchotchkas

Here’s an article I wrote last year for a proposed column over at LuxuriaMusic. The column never materialized, and they never used it, so I decided to offer it up here as part of this week’s national President’s Day hoopla. As for Lux, they are poised to unveil a long anticipated, Drupal based site redesign. […]

1975: And The Changes To Come

Nowadays, it’s pretty much over. We’re all slowly coming awake to the realization that we’ve squandered vast tracts of our future for an illusory past, our intellectual capitol for a culture that’s lost its memory, our once-noble ambitions for a population hooked on cheap thrills, our emotional strength for a brittle autophobia. Boxed in by […]

A Different Kind Of Christmas

Ten very special people take time to remind us about a different kind of Christmas.

A salute to Phoenix dining in the 1960s.

A choice selection of items from my grandparents’ menu collection from the 60s.

Toys and Treats from Japan

Excerpts from a classic exploitation magazine from the 1960s