Ever since my son Jude was old enough to watch movies, we’ve had pizza party movie night. Usually weekly. Usually Friday. Most recently, he did a throwback dance and chose Wall-e, during which many fond memories of toddler Jude cascaded through my mind. But, I was also reminded of how good a film it is.ContinueContinue reading “Chaplinesque”
Category Archives: Art
Killing Time at the Tate
Brand new poem, ode to my favorite art museum…but there’s more Killing Time at the Tate Visiting the Tate Modern For the umpteenth time Like all my London shows Kipping at Luna Simone Taking the tube from Pimlico Hours before soundcheck Always killing time Years flash by like reveries Young – love hope beaming TheContinueContinue reading “Killing Time at the Tate”
Luck Be a Lady Essay / News
An ancient song I wrote with my friend and Chi-town legend, Hugh Hart, appeared in a documentary on these bike riders who go from S.F. to L.A. to raise money for leukemia. The riders are called the Fireflies; our song is a really loopy rocker called “Fat Man in His Car,” that I practically forgotContinueContinue reading “Luck Be a Lady Essay / News”
Wheat
Another old poem, from a college class where we had to pick a painting and write to it. So I went into character. “Wheat” by Thomas Hart Benton This ain’t no oldy-moldy picture of Some holier than thou Madonna looking Down her pretty eye-talian nose at me and Lots of other plain spoken common folkContinueContinue reading “Wheat”
Colorful Forgiveness Dreams
Happy New Year! Maybe it’s just a man-made calendar system we’re looking at, but why not turn the page and think, yes, this is the year that will be the best year ever? No regrets! In an interesting tale, Jude and I were at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville over the holidays, looking at ChristmasContinueContinue reading “Colorful Forgiveness Dreams”
Doug Hoekstra 