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I had the privilege of speaking with inventor/internet pioneer Dan Harple recently for this story I wrote for AOL News. It starts like this: “Those great stage sets of the mid-1970s took arena rock where it had never gone before. Pink Floyd delighted its fans with a giant, inflatable pig. The Rolling Stones had a…

Excerpted from a recent piece I wrote for AOL News… “Veteran singer-songwriterMark “Moogy” Klingman (who, along with Buzzy Linhart wrote the Bette Midler standard “(You Gotta Have) Friends”) was recently diagnosed with cancer. His battle to survive is being fueled with what he knows best:singing and playing keyboards for his band The Peaceniks, in and…

To everyone who sent messages in for my newspaper column column via deathbatnews, I wanted you to know that in addition to presenting the Sullivan family with the memory book, we also placed a copy of all your words at Jimmy’s final resting place–in that white envelope labeled Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Thank you for…

Here is my newspaper column today on the one year anniversary of the death of Jimmy Sullivan. Special thanks to Kortney at deathbatnews.com for helping me coordinate this special tribute to the Sullivan family. Photos will be included in the print edition of the paper, and until they are available in the on line version,…

Next week marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Jimmy Sullivan, drummer for the band Avenged Sevenfold, or A7X as the shorthand goes. A7X is from here in Huntington Beach, Calif., where we live. The Sullivan family is friends with my family and so our hearts go out to them.  I know the worldwide…

After skimming the year-end Rolling Stone wrap up issue, I have to say I was taken aback with the exclusion of Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare” on the “best of” album list. I knew the magazine stopped being relevant a long time ago, still, here was a chance for a little redemption. But no – after this…

Well, the day is upon us – we’ll be in Antarctica in just a few days and if you’d like to follow our adventure – this is where to point: http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/blog/adventure-julie-emperor-penguins-october-13-26-2010 We look forward to sharing this incredible experience with you – wish us luck!

Some pop culture milestones this week – the 55th anniversary of the death of James Dean and the 50th anniversary of the debut of The Flintstones. I’ve written AOL News pieces on both which you can read here and here. The Flintstones piece includes an interview I taped with Sally Struthers about her role as…

My daughter and I are currently preparing for our trip to Antarctica to see the Emperor Penguins. I’ve never thought about visiting there before, but all of a sudden, I can’t wait. That said, there are still places I have to venture off to that I hope to visit in this lifetime. What about you?…

I have a story up on AOL News today in honor of The Partridge Family’s 40 anniversary – I tracked every cast member but one! (Sept. 25) — It was 40 years ago today, Shirley Partridge taught the band to play.  OK, so maybe it was Keith. Either way, “The Partridge Family,” a landmark show…
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