Blog
These are my personal writings. You know how it is: sometimes you have something in your head and you just need to put it down (I want to say “on paper” but I will refrain). Many of these are stories that relate to my days on the road with touring musicians or in the studio making TV shows. I hope you enjoy –
Johnny Hallyday
Michael from South Pasadena inquires, “Mitch, did you know Johnny Hallyday?” I sure did, Michael. I sure did. It was back in the 20th [...]
David Cassidy
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 [...]
Karen Duffy
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 [...]
Henry Butler
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. [...]
David Cohen’s Dream
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 [...]
David Bowie
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 [...]
Marcia Resnick
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 [...]
Getting To The Other Side of the Lens
(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 [...]
Low Tech Solutions To High Tech Problems
(Here is another piece of my professional photography advice, written for a major photo/video retailer's educational portal).
Low Tech Solutions to High [...]