The great actor Harry Dean Stanton died a year ago this month. I just listened to the Paris, Texas, soundtrack (my...
A Gentleman of the Highest Order: Harry Dean Stanton
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Dispatches
The Workingman’s Actor: Warren Oates
...Just a few words on Warren Oates today… Born on July 5, 1928, in Depoy, Kentucky, Warren Oates represented an...
The Southern Comfort of Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath
“I just kind of play myself to tell you the truth.” --Billy Bob Thornton Today’s dispatch revolves...
John Huston’s Wise Blood
“Necessity is the mother of several other things besides invention.” --Flannery O’Connor Flannery O’Connor ranks...
Jimmy Carter & The UFO
"Hey, Mr. Spaceman Won't you please take me along for a ride." --Roger McGuinn We all enjoy a good UFO story....
Stanley Booth Interview: Red Hot and Blue
Today's dispatch revolves around writer Stanley Booth. I met Booth in 1986. He counts as a subject in my book--Insured...
Dispatch #2 Irony: The Metal Sculpture of Wilby Coleman
"In a sea of steel I see a golden glow Screaming the message Anyone could know Cause the chrome do rust And the rust...
Mark Neill: Sheet Iron Roof Chronicles
It's a new era. This dispatch counts as my first in a long line of upcoming topics covering everything from...
Soul Survivor: Al Green Biography by Jimmy McDonough
Published in 2017, Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green pulls no punches. Writer Jimmy McDonough is known for his...
Bukowski: Born Into This–A Film by John Dullaghan
“I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around.” -- Charles Bukowski Bukowski: Born Into This counts...
American Folk Hero: Charles McCartney–The Goat Man
By James Calemine Reading through Webster’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable today, I realized everyone loves a folk...
Barefoot in the Lowcountry with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood: A Look Back
By James Calemine Chris Robinson Brotherhood Charleston Music Hall September, 28, 2017 “There’s a whole lotta dark...