Early this morning, the wee hours found me tossing around in bed, wide awake and unable to shake the need to further explore this whole “connecting the [micro] dots” rabbit hole I dove into in yesterday’s blog post. And so here I am, riffing — raw and real. I’m inspired by the concept of “Editorial Evolution”, a Continue Reading
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Connecting the [micro] Dots …
[John Perry Barlow, Linda Kelly, Timothy Leary — New York City, 1990] Back when I was living in Manhattan, writing for music magazines, slingin’ coffee and lunch at SoHo eateries, and dabbling in acting at Strasberg Theater Institute, my random new acquaintance and soon-to-be dear friend, Timothy Leary, told me something I’ll Continue Reading
Haight Street Marijuana — Then & Now
Sunshine Powers has been part owner/operational manager of Haight Street’s tie-dye mecca, Jammin’ on Haight, since they opened in 2012. This good-vibes San Francisco neighborhood store is loaded with all-things hippie, and Sunshine is the Cheshire Cat behind it all, dedicated to keeping the original spirit of the ’60s and Continue Reading
Boston George: The Softie Behind the World’s Greatest Drug Smuggler
by Linda Kelly (To listen to my interview with George in full, I’ve uploaded the audio below. Enjoy!) Everyone’s seen Blow, right? You know, that film where Johnny Depp plays “Boston George” — the guy who smuggled massive quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the U.S. in the 1970s and Continue Reading
Life.
My mother always told me I came flying out of the womb …
Late Night Tea
“There inside the Forest of Clocks The more she worried, the darker it got One step, two step, black sang a riddle Thinking led to nowhere — found herself in the middle Curiosity lures the soul with the voice of a child’s mind And now she finds herself Here She’s Continue Reading
“Indifference” Spin Doctors
I wrote the lyrics for this one, with a few sweet words added by Eric Schenkman, who’s playing guitar and singing here at Woodstock. It was a good day (minus the microphone shocks!) Indifferent minds seek nothing They wait to be told, they never stop talking The way you talk to me, Continue Reading
Ramblin’ Jack on Johnny Cash Show
I am incredibly joyful and honored to be blessed with a friendship with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott for nearly 30 years now … He’s a storyteller incarnate, spinnin’ yarns at every corner, making people smile all over the planet. Here he is on the Johnny Cash show many moons ago. Love Continue Reading