Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category

R. W. Service

As a writer – I have always loved R. W. Service and have always smiled when I read or thought about this. I was going to end each note with it – but that is unnecessarily redundant. “I have no doubt at all the Devil grins, As […]

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Alumni Thoughts

This past year, when I was asked to consider writing an essay about my recollections of attending Fairleigh Dickinson University, for the recently published FDU Alumni Magazine, reams of additional ideas came to mind, many more than I could ever squeeze into two magazine pages or into […]

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Artie Traum (1943 – 2008) – Eulogy

No musician ever had a better friend or role model. Many of us can say this about Artie Traum. I have struggled with words since his passing, trying to characterize this lovely, supportive, gracious, and talented man. I could not look at a story discussing him, let […]

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David Gahr Obit

David Gahr (1922-2008) – In Memorium David Gahr was as talented as any of the great performers he photographed. Dave was making art when he took photos, while so many others were just taking snapshots. Gahr’s work is an enduring legacy of late 20th Century folk, blues […]

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