Remembering Hippie Nation (An excerpt from The Backstage Man)
“Never worry about being an outsider. You’re on the inside. Everyone else is lookin’ in.” – The Backstage Man I turned 14 in 1969. That’s...
Imagination is a way of life
The title of this blog is the subtitle of “The Backstage Man.” And we didn’t give it that lofty position lightly. The fact is, while we...
There’s Never Been a Wrong Painting
“There she is. Her name is Lindsey or Laurel or Betsy or something and she’s about 13 and she wants to be a painter and I’ve been meaning...
What Color is Tuesday?
What color is Tuesday? What color is your life? What melody corresponds to that? Art is an interpretation of our experience, of the world...