Earl the Cat, in Sickness and in Health
Earl is sleeping comfortably on my bed right now, curled up in a ball with his paws over his face. He’s the picture of ultimate cuteness and contentment. He’s been my constant companion since Valentine’s Day 2004 when my now ex-wife and I adopted him and his female feline friend, Angel, from a colleague of […]
Bunheads: My Guilty TV Pleasure
So I’m hooked on Bunheads. No, I don’t have a thing for teenage girls (or boys) in tutus. I’m actually a fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s writing. I first encountered her allegro vivace rhythmic patter peppered with pop culture references when I used to watch Gilmore Girls with my (now ex) wife. It’s basically the same […]
Song Cycle Saturday
This past Saturday, I got to spend some time with my dear friends, Frank J. Oteri and his wife, Trudy Chan. Although their peripatetic travels have made such occurrences recent rarities, this particular occasion was unique: it was an evening of Frank’s music. Frank, is, of course, an ubiquitous and unmistakable presence at new music […]
The Lawyer as Artist
Yesterday, I came across a blog post that was highlighted by The Dean’s List, Dean Kay’s daily listing of online articles relating to the music business and copyright law. I highly recommend it to anyone who’s interested either topic. Anyway, the first article Mr. Kay listed was one by Mark A. Fischer, Esq., of the […]
On Presidents, Copyright and a King
As we all know, today was the ceremonial inauguration of Barack Obama for his second term as President (although the official one was yesterday). Many have pointed out how fitting that the inaugural of our first African American President would occur on the day honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. But while Mr. Obama took the […]