Music - Nov. 7, 2008
Dylan reworks Dylan at the Riverside
A Bob Dylan show does not sound like a Bob Dylan greatest hits album. Nor should it. In Dylan's hands at the Riverside Thursday night, we don't always know the song, at first. And that's just fine. Like a jazz man, Dylan uses his songs to launch from; he reworks Dylan.
Tags: bob dylan, riverside

Music - Sept. 19, 2008
Bob Dylan to play Nov. 6 at the Riverside Theater
Music legend Bob Dylan will make a stop at the Riverside Theater at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6. Tickets for the Milwaukee show are priced at $85, $75 and $65 and go on sale at noon Oct. 3.
Tags: bob dylan, riverside theater

Kids & Family - Dec. 31, 2007
My spiritual existence: From Girl Scouts to the Grateful Dead
Every year around this time, I find myself reading and tweaking this piece. Here’s the updated version for ‘08.
Tags: sirtuality, Grateful Dead, Girl Scouts, Jewish, Catholic, Pagan, Christian, Bob Dylan, Marlo Thomas, Jim Morrisson, nuns, priests, Girl Scout cookies

Music - Sept. 7, 2007
The Wallflowers play The Pabst in November
Jakob Dylan & The Wallflowers will be at The Pabst Theater Tuesday, Nov. 9.
Tags: wallflowers, jakob dylan, bob dylan, pabst theater

Music - Nov. 2, 2005
Deadman's Shoes release "Just Another Fool"
Milwaukee's Deadman's Shoes are a home-grown rockabilly quartet, but their hearts lie deep in the heart of Texas. They are throwing a CD release party Friday, November 4th at Circle A for their debut full-length, "Just Another Fool."
Tags: Deadman's Shoes, Just Another Fool, Boogiemen, Presley Haskell, Bob Dylan, Circle A, Dave Thomas, Jeffery Lauwasser

Politics - Oct. 27, 2008
A long Sunday, Bad Visions on Cheap Champagne, 1900 words of Hope, Fear, and Desperation.
This morning I woke up without much of the sickly intense pain or nauseous regret that normally comes with large quantities of cheap champagne and Miller swill. I attribute this good fortune to those friends around me who seemed to take much more of the impact than I did, leaving me to scrounge f...
Tags: Election, Polls, Desperation and Hope, Vonnegut, Bob Dylan