Reruns: MEL SHARPLES
This is part of the reruns series of guest posts by guest writer Jason Sparks MEL SHARPLES Vic Tayback, “Alice”, CBS, 1976-1985 Had he been the kind of man who did genealogy, he would have known...
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Outtake from my column today
Today in the Dallas Morning News is the story I wrote about going to SXSW just after my father’s death. It’s a looooong story, but it was longer earlier. This is a section that...
Reruns: Carl Kolchak
This is part of the reruns series of guest posts by guest writer Jason Sparks CARL KOLCHAK Darren McGavin on Kolchak: The Night Stalker, ABC, 1974-75. He’s still alive, actually, and can be...
Presenting “Reruns”
By Jason T Sparks What Miz Anna is about to start running in her blog is a series of short fiction pieces I plan to create under the heading “Reruns.” At her behest, I’m...
Thor and Friends in Houston
Earlier in November, I was lucky to catch Thor and Friends at Rockefellers in Houston while they were on tour with Wye Oak. It was a magical evening for a cold and damp Houston...
Best Song of 2018? Maybe this one by The Beths
While it’s hard to calculate what the best song of the year might be, the catchiest single in my brain is my New Zealand act The Beths. I’m not alone in noticing the group!
Remembering Anthony Bourdain
I was a little surprised when back in the summer, Tribeza magazine called and asked if they could use my picture of Anthony Bourdain in their next issue. If you missed it earlier, you...
Positivus with Nick Cave
At the Positivus Festival in Latvia this year, the regular photographers weren’t allowed to shoot the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds set. So the next best thing? A photo shoot with a guy...
Boston Traffic and The Equalizer 2
In the 80s The Equalizer television show was one television show that I watched with my father. On Sunday nights when I was in high school, my father and I both enjoyed Edward Woodward...
Outnumbered by Monkeys
This past weekend at the Highball, “Outnumbered by Monkeys” played as part of the “Fringe with Benefits” show.
Jad Fair/ SXSW
For a story in the Dallas Morning News during SXSW, I went to see Jad Fair play a set at Hotel Vegas. After the story, I kind of forgot about taking all these pictures....
