My Bossa Nova Years
It is no coincidence that the bossa nova craze coincided with the years in which I achieved my greatest romantic success–first through sixth grades. No music is better suited to inspire thoughts of love than […]
COVID: Now Even More Contagious Than Your Aunt Linda’s Gossip – And Just As Unavoidable
Remember back in early March 2020 when “coronavirus” sounded like the name of a fancy craft beer from Portland? Ah, the innocence. Since then, we’ve collectively learned that this microscopic party crasher simply refuses […]
Search for Future Greeting Card Poets Goes Off Beaten Path
KEOKUK, Iowa. This town of approximately 11,000 in southeast Iowa, best known as a breeding ground for world-class stock car drivers such as the “Keokuk Gang“–Ernie Derr, Ramo Stott, Don White and Dick Hutcherson–has slowly […]
Volunteers Raise, Like Millions for Liberal Arts Major Disease
LAS VEGAS, Nevada. It’s Sunday morning in this desert city and the streets are quiet. Inside the casinos, where there are no clocks, gamblers who have played through the night order breakfast at blackjack and craps tables. […]
Not Coming this Fall: Escape From Alligator Alcatraz
Credits: Created by Paul Lander & Matt Clark Pretty Damn Sketchy Comedy Series Written, Directed & Edited by Paul Lander & Matt Clark More episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyDamnSketchy
My Quest to Bring Karaoke to Mt. Everest
Sometimes, it takes a tragedy to change the way we view the world. For me, it was the story of David Sharp. Sharp was a climber in distress who died 300 feet from the summit […]