Tag Archives: Passages

Wake

The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the 1992 season as two-time defending National League East champions. Back then, both the AL and NL had just two divisions, East and West, and the playoffs consisted of a single Championship Series pitting the division … Continue reading

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Robert John Guttke, 1952-2023

My newest Substack newsletter is a sad one…but when one knows someone like Robert, one must bear witness on their passing.  

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Remembrance

Taken November, 2015.

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Nineteen

It’s the birthdays you should be celebrating, but aren’t.

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Sinead

What a voice she had. What a musician she was. Too hard was her life. On the musical collaboration above: And back through the glen I rode again And my heart with grief was sore For I parted then with … Continue reading

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Tony

Thank you for the music, sir. What a life. I’m not one to appoint “golden ages” of this or that, but…there really is something awfully and uniquely special about the first half of the 20th century in American popular song-writing, … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday: Farewell, Andre Watts

Pianist Andre Watts has died. Watts was 77 years old when he died of prostate cancer last week. Born in 1946, Watts was best known for his expressive performances of piano music from the Romantic and early modern eras, which … Continue reading

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“I feel compromised, a part of an evil empire, when I eat a McNugget.” On Bourdain Day

Born this date, 1956: Anthony Bourdain. There are few voices I miss today more than that of Anthony Bourdain. His warm-hearted embrace of the entire world, his endless curiosity, his willingness to bridge gaps and accept differences–these are qualities our … Continue reading

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Tina

Damn. I never knew that Tina Turner was just a few months younger than my father. She had a life full of triumphs and enormous difficulties, and she leaves an enormous legacy of music. I salute her. (image: via)

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Farewell, Gordon Lightfoot

What a songwriter, and what a singer.  

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