The Trad

"Well, I told you already I was arrogant ...   I was called into a meeting with the heads of Paramount and with the heads of Univer...

At six or seven, I got a little teary eyed after watching a Matador's freshly killed bull being dragged out of the stadium by horses. ...

Always a problem... shit from Shinola (shine-oh-la) I heard it growing up but,  being an Army Brat,  I was exposed to a lotta confusing...

'Morning Prep' by Robert Bates, USMC Ron Capps, retired Army and Foreign Service officer and currently director of the Veteran...

College Graduation Party, St Augustine Beach, 1984 (photo by M.E.) From Left: Teen, Kennedy, Tintin, Troyer, Dr. Van Lueven,  Ledbetter ...

Fabulous over the couch

Basic Training, Ft Jackson, 19 May 1976 How do I get outta here? The minute the photographer (maroon polyester sport coat & grey...

The Delays are that Summer kind of band full of wind -- A Summer Wind -- Loaded with hope and bubble gum. Back when you were crisp... and ...

Daara J from Senegal 1989 - I remember the drive home from work on Friday nights in an '86 maroon Jetta with a dying heater that ...

"I must admit...I've always had a thing for Mable. I see her -- Some nights in crowds. Untouchable....in the dark American street...

There was an easy scruffiness to Philadelphia in the '80s.  A Center City news stand sold half cover M magazines for half price. I...

Hampton, VA 1973 -  Beau sits between my mother and sister It pains me to reveal I had a poodle growing up but it wasn't my dog.  I...

Hermès, 1995 Gabardine Linen Linen Crepe Silk Twill Cotton

Crate&Barrel Martini Pitcher My mother hired me to tend bar for a party in her home the Summer between my leaving the Army and star...

"Human beings are at their best in bars." Alec Waugh. The Bartender... I've known a few. Some more intimate than others. I ...

The straight guy's guide to interior design. Coming soon.

Shore Leave No need for Brasso Gym bag or a lunch bag It's a big mother -- 24" long, 12" wide and 12" deep....

Not necessarily famous or a tavern Less than an hour from Famous Jim's... In the town of Coatesville, With a interesting p...