by beachraven | Apr 30, 2021
Upper West Side, Manhatten, NY A subway station, Broadway and something, Upper West Side, the smell, and the wait, it’s my moment in the old. To many, the station is as familiar as the back of their hand but not to me. It’s soulful somehow and beyond, because...
by beachraven | Apr 21, 2021
Asilomar State Beach, California April 22nd, 1970, the first Earth Day, I remember standing in the courtyard of my high school, thinking about what it meant. It felt like such a noble cause. Surely now everyone would take our mutual Mother seriously and look...
by beachraven | Apr 16, 2021
Clandestine holiday decorations courtesy of Scott Burns and friends. My first electric car looked like a cross between a golf cart and a Flintstone mobile. GEM (Global Electric Motorcar) is a low-speed vehicle, legal on city streets only and a top speed of 25...
by beachraven | Apr 10, 2021
Analog, Magnetic Biosphere Do songs appear in your mind for no apparent reason? For me, they creep up in pieces, materializing bit by bit, melody, lyrics, and musical hooks slowly pulling together. Yesterday morning, Be My Baby, by the Ronettes showed up, and...
by beachraven | Apr 3, 2021
Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, California Here we are, a new start, spring and easter, and an egg-laying hare. I hear people say time is rushing by, but then I recall sitting through an LA traffic jam or waiting my turn for the vaccine or listening to an old...
