Tag Archives: Elvis Presley
Did You Know?
A U.S. President’s State of the Union Address was always read by a court clerk rather than the man himself, until Woodrow Wilson took the helm in 1913. Thomas Jefferson, who didn’t much care for public speaking, installed the rule, … Continue reading
There’s a Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
I’m en route to get my hair done after waking up resembling a rat with an explosion of gray hair. All I need is a tail and a nice hunk’a cheese. As I tool down Amsterdam Avenue, a shamatta on … Continue reading
Little Elvis
Today I was walking up Madison when the skies opened, making the whole stunned avenue run for cover. I found myself under the canopy of a lavish dress store next to a one year-old and his Spanish speaking nanny. She, … Continue reading
Dear Bill
Bill Hicks died twenty years ago today. It seems like yesterday I got the call from his friend, Kevin Booth, tearfully telling me the news…that he passed at his parent’s home in Little Rock Arkansas in the early hours of … Continue reading