Category Archives: Story Snippets

Story Snippet, No. 21

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

After seeing the immense popularity of Someecards.com growing (and really, really loving a lot of their snarky commentary), I decided to do a story on the site and talked to its co-founder Duncan Mitchell. This question sadly did not make … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet, No. 20

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Like a lot of people, I’ve always had this fascination with Frank Zappa and, in turn, his son, Dweezil. So when the latter’s fatherly tribute, Zappa Plays Zappa, was set to roll into town, I jumped at the chance to … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet, No. 19

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

“We identified, basically, what we as a band need to survive the most and figured that we could use the band as a way of getting those things for free, which are macaroni and cheese, Jagermeister and, I don’t know, … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet No. 18

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

For this week’s food column, I interviewed Chef Gerry “G.” Garvin, whose show, “Road Trip with G. Garvin” kicks off Tuesday, May 29 at 9 p.m. on the Cooking Channel. With a long history of successful cooking shows, including a … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet, No. 17

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

For this week’s issue, I got to interview one of my favorite musicians: Rob Zombie. Since I first heard “Thunder Kiss ’65″ way back in the early ’90s, Rob Zombie has fascinated me – so I was pretty stoked to … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet, No. 16

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

“I’m always very true to me – I’m unfiltered, I tell it like it is, good, bad and wonderful.”  words to live by from a “Real Housewife”  

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Story Snippet, No. 15

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Here is a quote from my November interview with Dj Ashba. Ashba is in Sixx: A.M. with Nikki Sixx and has been the lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses since 2009. I interviewed him to advance GNR’s Nov. 20 show in … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet No. 14, or Life Lessons From a Wine Maker

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

“If I did not go through that culture of the ’60s and ’70s, I would not think of purchasing a farm. I’d probably get into a corporate America job. The one thing that I have to say I totally believe in … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet, No. 13

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Here’s a few short blips from my recent interview with the one and only George Thorogood: Me: Before music, you played semi-pro baseball. How did you make the jump from the sport to music? George: I couldn’t hit, run or … Continue reading →

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Story Snippet, No. 12

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

“In my personal opinion, the greatest theatrical work ever written, hands down, is ‘Hamlet.’ It’s absolutely phenomenal. It was the very first play where anybody had exposed so deeply the emotional condition of a person struggling and not even sure … Continue reading →

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