Monthly Archives: March 2014

Innocent As Charged

March 31, 2014 – 3:45 pm

Last January Thai authrotities arrest five police officers for the murder of a Saudi businessman seeking to retrieve some of the loot from the infamous Blue Diamond Heist of 1989. The actual thief fled to Lampuang Province where he sold the jewelry for as little as $30. A Bangkok jeweler supposedly purchased many pieces before […]

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Jocko Weyland Opening in Konstanz

March 31, 2014 – 10:47 am

This weekend Master skateboarder/artist/curator Jocko Weyland will be exhibiting his newest works in Switzerland. If I were close, I would go. Here’s the info. Axel Görger & Jocko Weyland @ Holz & Beton Kunstausstellung Neuwerk , Großer Saal Oberlohnstrasse 3 78467 Konstanz Vernissage / tunes by Sergeant Pfeffer : Saturday 05.04.2014 / 20.00 Finissage / […]

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Weird Womb’s Tour Manager

March 30, 2014 – 1:08 pm

Last week Dakota Pollock of Weird Womb asked me to write a band bio. I became friends with the group’s singer and Johnny the guitarist at the 169 Lounge, Chinatown’s epic dive bar on East Broadway and had seen the Tucson quartet at Shea Stadium, so I told Dakota, “Sure.” They were my favorite new […]

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MC5 A True Testimonial Sixties Detroit Rock

March 30, 2014 – 9:36 am

The history of the one and only MC5. The greatest rock band of all time. To see the documentary MC5 A True Testimonial Sixties Detroit Rock, please go to the following URL

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THE FLIGHT OF A FAT MAN on Kindle

March 30, 2014 – 9:27 am

Man has aspired to flight from time immemorial. In the winter of 1971 my New Yorker friend Eddie fantasized about soaring in a glider. He had one big problem. Eddie weighed 450 pounds. THE FLIGHT OF A FAT MAN recounts Eddie’s achieving his dream thanks to a teenage girl from the South Shore. Sookie had […]

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