Reaching for the microphone at the Solid Sound Festival on Saturday night, the band Wilco’s increasingly iconic frontman Jeff Tweedy only had two words for the audience. “Such devotion,” he said, to a rise of cheers and hollers from fans. Indeed, more than 6,100 festival goers converged at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary … Continue reading Thanks for Stopping By, Wilco.
Category: WriterJax
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.
As a thirty-something woman, I've come to appreciate several things I either took for granted or simply hated in my younger years. I don't dislike my crooked nose nearly as much as I used to, for instance. I know my vices and can sometimes even avoid them. I know what I'm good at professionally, I … Continue reading Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.
Read me, Seymour
Some of my latest scribblings: An Obsession to Win: The Compuslive Gambler's Perspective for Mass. Compulsive Gambling Considering the Casino Debate in Massachusetts for Mass. Compulsive Gambling Social Newspapers: This Ain't Your Mama's Newsprint for The Wonderwall
Holiday Journo-Schwag, Girl and Boy Fridays, and an Army of Me
JCF Update- Schwag It's 'Holiday Gift Guide' season, and that means the purveyors of all things weird are sending samples to my office at an increased speed, hoping I'll offer some 'editorial comment.' Here's an addendum to JCF #3, Schwag, a.k.a free stuff that ends up in my inbox. Trust me, we're not talking about … Continue reading Holiday Journo-Schwag, Girl and Boy Fridays, and an Army of Me
What I was writing about: August 2006
Things I'm Diggin' I try to keep this blog as media/writing/creative-geared as possible, but allow me a moment to list some of the things that are making my job easier these days: 1. WMVY streaming radio. I grew up listening to this Martha's Vineyard-based station, a progressive, album-rock hodge podge of old and new, classic … Continue reading What I was writing about: August 2006
