Music - Feb. 21, 2008
A funky frequent flier tells tales about the Mothership
The first time he listened to Parliament's classic album, Dobie Maxwell was hooked. He bought records, attended countless concerts and finally got to meet his hero, George Clinton, who plays tonight at The Rave.
Tags: george clinton, p-funk, parliament, funkadelic

Music - Sept. 28, 2007
More top 10 rumination
I was going to wait until next week to revisit this but last night I realized I forgot "London Calling" (!) and when I saw a talkback from Racilla.Killah mentioning it this morning I couldn' t let it stand uncorrected.
Tags: springsteen, stones, specials, clash, jame, augustus pablo, funkadelic

Music - Sept. 26, 2007
Narrowing it down to 10 ... a futile work in progress
With apologies to Nick Hornby, I'm not much of a list-maker anymore. Sure, I was the music geek kid with a list -- and a ready-made mix tape -- for every eventuality, but now I love music more than I enjoy trying to quantify it.
Tags: rock and roll, top 10, marley, stones, beatles, dylan, smiths, sex pistols, clash, funkadelic, elvis costello, gaye, gang of four, placebo, son volt, augustus pablo

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 24, 2009
Son Of A Glitch
Friday October 23rd, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   Just when I thought I was starting to get a teeny tiny itsy bitsy wee little half a smidgen of momentum going in the pursuit of my dreams, BANG - here comes the old unexpected shot in the dark mystery glitch out of nowhere to throw me off cou...
Tags: Donna Gurda, Greg Phelps, Pedro Bell, James Wesley Jackson, Funkadelic, Brian Tracy

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 21, 2009
Hard Luck Jollies
Tuesday October 20th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   It’s time for a new CD. I recorded a whole week of shows at Zanies in Chicago in 2007 and I tried to do every scrap of material I’d ever done so I’d have variety to choose from. I was hoping to cut it up into two, maybe thr...
Tags: Zanies, Tom Green, George Clinton, Funkadelic, Pedro Bell

Arts & Entertainment - June 6, 2009
Left Hand Grenades
Friday June 5th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   I feel like I’m drifting. Again. It’s never easy to keep everything running smoothly so an occasional detour is expected but I feel like I’ve lost all my momentum. I’m short on cash and gigs to make more cash and it’...
Tags: Pedro Bell, Funkadelic

Arts & Entertainment - May 22, 2009
No Bad News Today
Thursday May 21st, 2009 - Appleton, WI   Good vibes are bouncing off the walls this week and I’m not complaining. I’m enjoying the spring weather and everything else about my experience here in Appleton so far. If the whole comedy business was like this we’d all be in ...
Tags: Pedro Bell, George Clinton, Funkadelic, Jim Flannigan, Vince Carone

Arts & Entertainment - May 1, 2009
New Art And A New Start
Friday April 30th, 2009 - Frankfort, IL   There’s nothing to complain about today and I’m not complaining. Actually good news was flowing all day like flatulence at a biker bar after a beans ‘n beer party. I couldn’t get it to stop, not that I wanted it to. It wa...
Tags: Pedro Bell, Funkadelic, WGN, CD and Me