Thoughts on the recent and excellent Yoko Ono “Music of the Mind” exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, which I visited with my brother Dave back on Christmas Eve. I’ve always been a massive Beatles fan, but I never understood the Yoko hate, it seemed dismissive and extreme. The fabs were always movingContinueContinue reading “Music of the Mind”
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The Grassy Knoll
Here’s a micro essay from Labor Day week, when I was visiting my son in Dallas. Although I played in Dallas back in the day and passed by the book depository a time or two on trips, I’d never visited The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and the infamous Grassy Knoll. I always wantedContinueContinue reading “The Grassy Knoll”
Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings
Late post from March 30, but time is an illusion, time is a jet plane, time out of mind. This was a Memphis trek, in and out to see Bobby D one more time, at the Orpheum Theater. Great old palace, Elvis loved it and rented it out a lot, before the days of movieContinueContinue reading “Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings”
Montmarte
Renoir House My son Jude was studying in London this past January, so we came up with the idea of meeting in Paris for a week, at the end. We stayed in Montmarte, a district famous for many things, ranging from the Moulin Rouge to the movie Amelie. Scores of artists worked and/or lived thereContinueContinue reading “Montmarte”
Unopened / Memphis Review
We’re really chuffed at the latest Unopened review, written by Corey Mesler, proprietor of Burke’s Books in Memphis and one of the south’s finest writers. Also an opportunity to say, yes, the book is officially out. Enjoy the read and click the link! Thanks, Doug. “Doug Hoekstra is a man of words, whether asContinueContinue reading “Unopened / Memphis Review”
Doug Hoekstra 