Jonathan from Zionsville, IN writes in to ask, "Mitch, did you ever meet David Cassidy?" I should say I did, Jonathan! Back when I was making TV shows at the [...]
Everything my buddy Duff touches becomes both magically enchanted and twelve times more hilarious. Hanging out with Duff is like being with all Three Wise Men [...]
Ray Phiri probably couldn’t even count the number of times in his life that dying in bed at the age of 70 seemed like the least likely outcome for him to [...]
Back in the 20th Century, I spent a month traveling around the USA with pianist Henry Butler. Every single night, this man would set the entire house on fire. [...]
There I was at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, surrounded by wild caterpillars. A dry wind, keening through motionless, grasping fingers; a sulfur-laden miasma [...]
In March of 1999 the band Placebo was going to play at Irving Plaza. David Bowie, who had had them as the opening act on his previous tour, wanted to help [...]
It was great to see Marcia Resnick celebrated tonight for the release of her new book: Punks, Poets and Provocateurs. Wow, looking through that book! It's [...]
(This piece was one of a series that I wrote for a photo/video equipment vendor).
More often than not, we find ourselves trying to get “real people” to [...]
(Here is another piece of my professional photography advice, written for a major photo/video retailer's educational portal).
Low Tech Solutions to High [...]
Back in the 1900's, Madame and I went trekking in the Golden Triangle (I'm not making this up). She became a bit obsessed with the many Buddhist monks who we [...]