When Plimpton died in 2003, at 76, Hunter S. Thompson wrote: “You didn’t want to let him down, and George had extremely high standards. Every moment of being in his company was part of my Education.”
Non-Fiction Posts
Benmont Tench: The Melancholy Season
The Melancholy Season sounds like a sad farewell as you look through old photographs of a long lost friend.
Hank Crawford’s Indigo Blue
Hank Crawford’s Indigo Blue was recorded at JAC Studio in New York City on August 22-23, 1983. Crawford arranged the sessions. The supergroup of musicians on this vintage album include Crawford (alto sax, piano), Dr. John (piano, organ), Melvin Sparks (guitar), Wilbur Bascomb (bass), Bernard Purdie (drums) and a horn section featuring Martin Banks, Danny Moore, David “Fathead” Newman and Howard Johnson. This entire laid-back recording clocks in at thirty-five minutes.
Willie Nelson: The Complete Atlantic Sessions
WILLIE NELSON: THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC SESSIONS “If America had one voice, it would be Willie’s…” - Emmylou Harris Willie Nelson’s music crosses many generations. His life’s work includes 70 years of songwriting, 50 million records sold, over 100 albums released,...
The Pines Bar: Hilliard, FL
Hilliard, Florida. I'm sure the Pines Bar jumped in its day with an interesting batch of characters, and there's probably someone around to still talk about it. Ever watch the documentary Vernon, Florida? Get my drift? In person, even abandoned, the place emits a...
Stanley Booth Has Left the Building (January 5, 1942-December 19, 2024)
“Send poker players to the graveyard Dig my grave with the ace of spades I want twelve polices in my funeral march High sheriff playin’ blackjack, leadin’ the parade...” “The Dying Crapshooters Blues” -Blind Willie McTell Stanley Booth once said...
The Fiftieth Anniversary of Sam Peckinpah’s Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia
"I will pay one million dollars. Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia." --El Jefe 2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Sam Peckinpah’s Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, a film that still resonates as a disturbing volume in American cinema. Peckinpah,...
Billy Bob Thornton Stars in the Paramount Series Landman
"You wouldn't want to have my job any week." --Tommy Norris Landman, a new Paramount series, begins on Sunday, November 17. Created by Taylor Sheridan, Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Demi Moore, Jon Hamm, and Andy Garcia among others. Based on...
Dave McGrew’s Fruit Tramp Ballads of the Great Northwest
Dave McGrew’s Fruit Tramp Ballads of the Great Northwest preserves a testimony to those hard working folks who may never experience the elusive “American Dream”. Taj Mahal (bass, mandolin, harp), Cool John Ferguson (guitar, piano), and Music Maker president Tim Duffy...
The Boxmasters: Love & Hate In Desperate Places
"People in front of their TV sets Watching hell no one forgets." --"Somebody's Hurtin' Tonight" Love & Hate In Desperate Places, released on August 30, 2024, counts as the Boxmasters' 17th album. In the last year, The Boxmasters recorded four albums worth of...