Category Archives: Memoir

Bring It on Home: A Hostile Household, An Overweight Kid, and Led Zeppelin on the Wollensak

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Chris Tsakis

A kid in 1970s Long Island battles a weight problem and a troubled family Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Uncategorized | Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beatles '65, Chris Tsakis, Led Zeppelin, Mad Magazine, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Wollensak | Leave a comment

Entering the Viewing Room

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Cindy Lamothe

As Cindy Lamothe remembers her brother Jay in this heartfelt memoir, she delves into the contents of his wallet to unravel the fragments of his life. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Eulogy, Loss, memoir, Memories, mourning, Remembering | 11 Comments

They Never Laid A Hand On Me

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Janine Canty

“A few weeks ago I went on vacation to Delaware. To swim and laugh and fight with my crazy as hell family. We ate barbecued chicken. We got sunburned. We threatened to kill one another over a game of cards…” Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged 12 steps, al alon, brookline, deleware, dysfunction, family, Janine Canty, Jello Cake | 1 Comment

The 12 People You Meet at a Babymetal Concert

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Jim Ruland

Japanese pop metal threesome Babymetal must be seen and heard to be believed. Last year, they took the world by storm, with single and viral video “Gimme Chocolate!!” and just recently completed their first whirlwind world tour, which included opening slots for Lady GaGa. Veteran So-Cal punk author Jim Ruland talked his indulgent wife into attending Babymetal’s first U.S. show, which was full of surprises. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations, Current Events, Memoir, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged babymetal, chthonic, Dio, doris yeh, gimme chocolate, gimme choko, headbangers, heavy metal, j-pop, japnese, jim ruland, moametal, so-cal punk, su-metal, world tour, yeh, yuimetal | 12 Comments

Cat-Calling Grandma: Age, Anger, and Lust

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Deirdre Day

Things take a strange turn on Community Day in small-town America Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Uncategorized | Tagged Andes, Community Day, J. Crew, New York, northern Catskills | 2 Comments

Slamming the Screen Door: Dispatches from a Summer Unplugged, Vol. 3

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Whitney Collins

Whitney Collins posts her final dispatch from a summer free of iPhones, TVs, laptops, iPads, and other devices on which you are reading this. Continue reading →

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Razor Sadness, Wizened Eyes: Nirvana Unplugged, 20 Years On

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Nirvana’s legendary last recorded performance, 1994’s MTV Unplugged In New York, was too painful for the Weeklings’ Robert Burke Warren to watch. Until now. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, The Arts, The Weeklings | Tagged charles r cross, cobain, courtney love, dave grohl, dgc, frances bean, geffen, heavier than heaven, heroin, in utero, krist novoselic, Kurt Cobain, lead belly, MTV, mtv unplugged in new york, Nevermind, pat smear, robert burke warren, robin williams, shotgun, suicide, unplugged | 3 Comments