Feeling a little bit maudlin when I wrote this new piece of flash non-fiction, but just tried to roll with the feeling, honor it, and hopefully, make it something more. Enjoy. Doug THE PARTY On Sunday afternoons, if I’m out running errands, I like to stop at my favorite record store and see if anythingContinueContinue reading “The Party”
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Billy and The Tuba
Doug Hoekstra reads “Billy and The Tuba,” a short story from his award-winning “Bothering the Coffee Drinkers” collection. Live at Elastic in Chicago. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWjGiCn4BvA And if you like what you hear, you can click here and pick up a copy: Amazon
Breaking Glass
I’ve always loved Nick Lowe and he was a big musical influence for me early on, when I started writing songs and playing in bands. Over the years, Nick has remained authentic, refining his musical gifts to respond to life’s changes – those within and around us, personal, societal, creative. That’s a true artist andContinueContinue reading “Breaking Glass”
Don’t Touch My Ride
Found this pic from a trip to Stax, thought I’d take it somewhere, have some fun, and give a shout out to the great Isaac Hayes in the process. Enjoy. Don’t Touch My Ride Don’t touch my ride They used to say In Memphis town Back in the day Pushing buttons Like a true clichéContinueContinue reading “Don’t Touch My Ride”
Real Real Gone
Not a fan of bucket lists, per se. Every day should be a bucket list, if that makes sense. However, there are a few ticks on my list and one of them was catching Van Morrison live. Used to go to loads of shows as a young dude, then of course, I played music andContinueContinue reading “Real Real Gone”
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