DELIRIOUS LIGHTNING

The music at the Peach Festival was always unreal.  Every band brings their A game and you just expect magic.  The Claypool Lennon Delirium was on fire.  But it was a dark overcast day.  The clouds kept getting darker as the music progressed.  Off in the distance, you could see bolts of lightning flashing.  Maybe it was just the acid butContinue reading “DELIRIOUS LIGHTNING”

CRIMSON WHITE AND INDIGO

It was a hot fucking day in July.  We were young and gloriously naïve.  The Grateful Dead were set to pack JFK for a jubilant celebration.  Shakedown Street was shaking as all the Deadheads shopped for tie dyed t-shirts and kind grilled cheese sandwiches.  JFK was an old decaying stadium and one could envision gladiators in leather helmets goingContinue reading “CRIMSON WHITE AND INDIGO”

NAKED GUY

You’re just trying to have a good time enjoying the music.  They tell you that all the crazies like to congregate on the field in a quasi mosh pit of sweat and flesh.  A few of the crazy manage to work their way up to the nosebleed section to shatter your tranquil peace.  Hey, you’re at Citi FieldContinue reading “NAKED GUY”

CHRISTIAN YOUTH HOSTEL

Amsterdam is always a wild town with interesting twists and turns.  Part of the Red Light District wraps around an old church.  They have a Christian youth hostel that is located right next door to a Thai massage parlor.  I accidentally walked in the wrong door.  Next thing I know, people are handing me a Bible and praying forContinue reading “CHRISTIAN YOUTH HOSTEL”

SEX ON THE BEACH IS UNPLEASANT

Sex on the beach is always glorified in the movies but it isn’t really all that practical in real life.  The movies provide that image of the two stars entwined in each other’s arms in the sand as light waves break on the shore gently rolling up to their feet.  They roll around ever so tenderly yetContinue reading “SEX ON THE BEACH IS UNPLEASANT”