Steve Lawrence
It's not often that you get to break (unleavened) bread with a legend; let alone a pair of them: But, when you do, it can be miraculous!
Downtown Austin
My favorite places to stay, eat, shop, and watch a whole bunch of bats, in Downtown Austin’s Congress Avenue and Rainey Street Historic Districts. Giddy-up! 🤠
Across the Tracks=
ACROSS THE TRACKS: A LAS VEGAS WESTSIDE STORY—produced and directed by native Las Vegan Emmett Gates—shares the unadulterated history of Las Vegas’s Historic Westside neighborhood
Punk Rock Playlist
A look into the acts and artists that comprise this 200-song playlist, spanning the many flavors of punk rock, including proto-punk, punk, ska-punk, punk blues, pop punk, folk punk, no wave, grunge, punk revival, and alternative rock
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I so enjoyed my recent visit to Las Vegas’s new Punk Rock Museum, that I wondered whether Matthew hadn’t meant to say that it was the punks who’d be blessed and inherit the earth.
Padel
Padel—an easy-to-learn cross between tennis, racquetball, and squash—has come to Las Vegas, thanks to the sparkling facility built by Real Racquet Academy.
Goddess Sphere
The female-led GODDESS SPHERE launched at The Sutton Place Hotel with its first product, BLOOM™, for an audience comprised of prominent names from Vancouver's finance, media, and lifestyle sectors.
Elton John auction
THE COLLECTION OF SIR ELTON JOHN: GOODBYE PEACHTREE ROAD—the upcoming auction at Christie’s New York— comprises 920 lots, of which 200 are jewelry. Herein are the 16 sparkling jewels I’m following.
Covers
01/26/2024 My Fave Covers; Part 301/26/2024
It takes a lot of nerve to cover another artist's song; and, for my money, a cover-version should aspire to be at least as good as the original. Having made a list of my eighteen favorite covers, here are numbers 4 through 1 [Part 3 of 3]

In an era that might as well be summed up with the hashtag #OscarsSoBoring, there were actually some folks on the red carpet who were styled to the gods and dressed in a manner we ascribe to movie stars!