Reruns: John Belushi on Saturday Night Live
This is part of the reruns series of guest posts by guest writer Jason Sparks PETE John Belushi on Saturday Night Live, 1975-1979, NBC ON A BRISK SATURDAY EVENING IN OCTOBER OF 1973, PETE...
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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...
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...
How to grieve your father’s death while attending SXSW
My opinion column on grief originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News on April 14, 2019.
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!
Political Unrest Should Make an Interesting Austin City Limits
Given this time of great political unrest, it’s interesting that that the biggest act playing the Austin City Limits Music Festival this year is Paul McCartney someone who made music in the center of...
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...
