On this date—1969
Fifty years ago today, Frank Sinatra stepped into Studio 1 at Western Recorders in Hollywood. The building isn’t called that anymore—it’s still a…
Read MoreFifty years ago today, Frank Sinatra stepped into Studio 1 at Western Recorders in Hollywood. The building isn’t called that anymore—it’s still a…
Read MoreI awoke this morning from a dream in which I was having a meal in the Walnut Room at Marshall Field’s State Street…
Read MoreIn recent years, friends have tagged me on Facebook asking for lists of favorite records and favorite books. I sighed a little when…
Read MoreAlready the snideness has begun. “We get it. You vacationed in Paris.” “Suddenly everybody is French.” Some among us have taken to social media…
Read MoreEarlier today, I found myself prostrate with guilt when I realized that, as a child, I had chosen a favorite dinosaur not because…
Read MoreI was born and spent my early years in Houston, and I lived there again in several stretches as an adult, so I…
Read MoreNot long ago, a friend tagged me on Facebook to participate in a “10 records in 10 days” exercise in which you describe…
Read MoreThe dream began with me in the wings, waiting for my introduction. It wasn’t a large theater — a high school auditorium, maybe,…
Read MoreThe other day, a friend shared a Facebook post by her mother, who had asked to see more complimentary stories about Mississippi and…
Read MoreHere in Mississippi, when the conversation turns to beverages, people will often refer to “sweet tea,” and it annoys the hell out of…
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