‘Foxtrot at 50” With Steve Hackett Was a Good Trip Into the Past
A friend of mine, who shall remain partially anonymous, invited me to a night of listening to former Genesis guitarist
Read moreTim Forkes started as a writer on a small alternative newspaper in Milwaukee called the Crazy Shepherd. Writing about entertainment, he had the opportunity to speak with many people in show business, from the very famous to the people struggling to find an audience. In 1992 Tim moved to San Diego, CA and pursued other interests, but remained a freelance writer. Upon arrival in Southern California he was struck by how the elected government officials and business were so intertwined, far more so than he had witnessed in Wisconsin. His interest in entertainment began to wane and the business of politics took its place. He had always been interested in politics, his mother had been a Democratic Party official in Milwaukee, WI, so he sat down to dinner with many of Wisconsin’s greatest political names of the 20th Century: William Proxmire and Clem Zablocki chief among them. As a Marine Corps veteran, Tim has a great interest in veteran affairs, primarily as they relate to the men and women serving and their families. As far as Tim is concerned, the military-industrial complex has enough support. How the men and women who serve are treated is reprehensible, while in the military and especially once they become veterans. Tim would like to help change that.
A friend of mine, who shall remain partially anonymous, invited me to a night of listening to former Genesis guitarist
Read moreOne of the aspects of reaching old age is watching family and friends — some of them long time friends
Read moreToday, November 10: celebrates 248 years of professional bad assery — The U.S. Marine Corps birthday. No need to thank
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Read moreThe MAGA Cult’s opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion, DEI for short, used to be baffling. Well, not anymore. When
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Read moreThis morning I read something I wrote five years ago about Labor Day. The labor movement is a nearly invisible
Read moreOne of the groups I subscribe to is The Climate Beat (Covering Climate Now). Global warming is the most urgent
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