I was at Camp Greylock 40 years ago when a half million of “you kids” (Max Yasgur‘s term) got together and showed the world that things were changing yet again. Those of you old enough will remember how turbulent and divisive a time it was. Dr. King and Bobby and been killed, Vietnam was raging, there were frequent violent demonstrations in the streets of our country. But for three days, were saw what was possible with an open mind. Continue reading
Category Archives: Growing up
Julia
It’s Friday, so back to my favorite topic: food! Today is the release of the Julie/Julia movie and I, for one, can’t wait to see it. Before the Food Network, before the plethora of cooking shows, there was Julia Child in color but first in perfect black and white teaching us how to cook. She was the second Julia in my culinary life.
The first was my friend T’s mom, Julia, in whose kitchen I spent many hours waiting for T to wake up or get dressed. Her teaching, along with the TV Julia, ignited a life-long passion for food and cooking. Taught me about business too! Continue reading
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Joy
At the end of the D.A. Pennebaker film Monterey Pop, there comes a performance that took place on a cold June morning in 1967. Everyone was half asleep, all the big guns like Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding and the Mamas and the Papas had been fired. Yet while those guns had elicited many emotions, it took this one last one to bring out pure, unmitigated joy. Continue reading
Filed under Growing up, Reality checks, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 