Alanis Morrisette Such Pretty Forks in the Road album cover

Album Review: Alanis Morrissette – Such Pretty Forks in the Road

When an artist or band hits it big, whether on their debut album or after releasing a few records, several impediments often prevent a follow-up rise to the top. Remaking that big album or catching lightening in a bottle again … Continue reading Album Review: Alanis Morrissette – Such Pretty Forks in the Road

Missing Bob Ziebell

One primary reason this blog exists, died today. For the few who regularly read my posts you don’t know Bob Ziebell, nor would you. He’s not a musician, but he was an artist. Bob Ziebell was my editor at the Orange County Register and, if not for him, I can safely say I never would have turned a book I began in college into a writing career. He was kind and gentle. Grandfatherly. I once told him he was the Dan Marino of newspaper editors. I had no idea what I was doing as a writer much less a journalist … Continue reading Missing Bob Ziebell