Tina Turner

Jun 18 2024

Galileo / Meeting Raúl Esparza

Last night, June 4, 2024, I had the extraordinary experience of witnessing a brand new rock musical preview here at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, before it hopefully heads to Broadway NYC...the musical is GALILEO, based on the controversial life of…

Jun 5 2024

Tale of Two Cities - Double Gig Day (June, 2 2024)

This past Friday's Tale Of Two Cities double gig day was chock full of surprises and laced with supreme joy...every time I think I've seen and done it all, I am so happy to be proved wrong once again... First…

Mar 5 2024

A Tribute to Richard Lewis

Comedian/actor/author Richard Lewis died today. Heart attack at age 76. I knew he had Parkinson's Disease but just saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm Sunday night, doing his crazy improv riffing with Larry David. Worked right up until the end…

Feb 19 2024

"The Greatest Night In Pop" | Review

We watched it yesterday...the new documentary THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP, about the making of the iconic "WE ARE THE WORLD" video event in 1985....Scott was kind enough to offer it up at his house (since I am the only…

Jan 23 2024

David Garibaldi Steps Down From His Drum Chair | Tower of Power

I'm sure many of you have read or heard that one of the most respected, influential, and inspirational names in music history, David Garibaldi, original and founding member/drummer of the iconic 55-year-old SF Bay Area funk band Tower of…

Tribute to James Kottak

Back in the mid/late '80s, when I lived in Los Angeles, CA, pursuing my creative dreams on and off the stage, I used to go hang out at the various Red Onion nightclubs to catch my pals playing in the…

A Tribute to Tony Bennett

Tears are trickling out of my eyes as I write this tribute to legendary TONY BENNETT...someone who has shaped my destiny and will forever be a part of the trajectory of my history...till I take my last breath into my… Read more

May 31 2023

Rest in POWER, Tina Turner

At the end of my super FUN gig today at Rossmoor with Joe Lococo and Doug Rowan to a full house of happy campers which I will post about later, a lovely woman approached me to share the sad news…

Feb 6 2023

Bonnie Raitt's Win for "Just Like That"

And "JUST LIKE THAT"...the Academy remembers what it used all to boil down to...the SONGWRITER and the ARTIST who bring a story to life through music...and how it is most magical when they are one and the same... “I was… Read more