There is no fool like an old fool. Attending my nephew Nate’s wedding this past weekend in Pittsburgh, an after party was announced. Hells Yes! The venue, a nearby Elks Club with six lanes. They had shoes…but many were bowling in socks…so I did as well.. Last time I’d bowled? Maybe 2014 or so…. I… Continue reading MAN’S GOTTA KNOW HIS LIMITATIONS.
Category: Arts
THE ONE
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SMALL PLANES
I’d noticed on my itinerary a change of planes in Dallas. “Hmmm,” I thought, “A private jet to bring us to Carlsbad New Mexico. Nice.” Private jets are invariably a pleasant experience. I remembered golfing fundraisers years ago and being flown out of Van Nuys Airport, just minutes from my home to Palm Springs or… Continue reading SMALL PLANES
HONOR
See this is what gets my back up. This guy essentially threw Colin under the bus. And while I know public statements can be daunting, his remarks suggested that he, while playing in the NFL, would be somehow equivalent to active duty service. That is a crock of shit! I suspect he misspoke and am… Continue reading HONOR
BOSTON
So we’re driving up to Boston from NYC, my lady and I. I’d sold my loft at 510 Broome St…’73 or so. John and Yoko had just bought a loft across the street. But I was moving to Boston to shoot a childrens’ series for ABC. JABBERWOCKY with JoBeth Williams and Bob Prosky. It was… Continue reading BOSTON
CHICK
I love this chick on the drum, she’s just so easy and confident. She reminds me of Kim Dickens in TREME, just a quiet assurance, a confident sense of self with no seeming effort. And you could say, “Tucker, how you gonna call her a “chick”, man? That’s sexist. And I think, “Yeah, I could… Continue reading CHICK
GOD KNOWS
My account of The Promised Land shoot will probably be shared in dribs and drabs. I’m waay behind, tired as hell and have a bunch of interesting stuff on my plate. This overview: A ½ hr pilot ( THE PROMISED LAND), filmed in Carlsbad, N. Mexico with an eclectic cast and first rate crew. There… Continue reading GOD KNOWS
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GOODBYE CHARLIE Millennium
QUESTIONS ‘Goodbye Charlie’ deals, primarily, with assisted suicide as its narrative and, did so at a time when the debate surrounding it was not widely had. Was there an awareness amongst the cast and crew of Millennium that the stories they were telling were groundbreaking for the time. I discovered after it aired that… Continue reading GOODBYE CHARLIE Millennium
ART
In a seemingly Zelig-like way, my life has intersected with three of the most important artists of the 20th century. Martin Puryear. Donald Judd. Bruce Nauman. In 1954, schools and neighborhoods in Washington DC the celebrated Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court in 1954, declared school segregation unconstitutional. Homes… Continue reading ART