This Nobody Is Still Doing Everything With Nothing
• October 14, 2016 • 1 CommentPosted in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, creativity, Hopkins
Tags: 30-Day Free Trial, Ann & Gary Docken, art, Cessna, corporations, Donald Trump, Fingerhut, Hungerford, Jeff Taylor, journals, Mathias Rust, Michael Jackson, Mission: Proofreading, photography, Pink Floyd, Ray Bradbury, Ronald & Nancy Reagan, SOS Printing, Ted Deikel, Vicious Frieze, writing, Yuppiedom
Finding the Nest (Part 1)
• June 26, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, 2015, Iowa
Tags: A&W, Abi, amusement park, Andy, Bo James Saloon, Bud Morris, Carolyn, Cedar Rapids, Christian, college, Diamond Dave's Taco Company, Diane, Donnie's, Elvis Costello, Gerry, Gordy, Heineken, Iowa City, John Larson, John's Grocery, Judy, Kay, Labor Day, Larry, Louisville, Mayflower Hall, Peter Gabriel, Progressions, Purple Rain, R.E.M., Rich, Rick Kubat, Scotland, Sharon, SOS Printing, Steve Bob & Rich, Tequila Sunrise, Terrell Mill Park, The Crow's Nest, The Jam, The Shy, Todd, University of Iowa
Full Mental Racket
• May 29, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Minnesota, Minnetrista
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey, All My Sons, Arthur Miller, Bob Bye, Brian Atene, Brooklyn Park, Carlos P., community theater, Full Metal Jacket, Gerry Smith, Gustav Hasford, Hue, Iowa City, Iowa House, Iowa Memorial Union, Khe Sanh, MacBride Hall, Matthew Modine, Middlebrook Hall, Monique, SOS Printing, St. Boni, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Kargel, The Short-Timers, The Twin Cities Reader, Tom LaCrosse, University of Iowa, Vietnam, Warner Brothers, Westonka Community Center
Skinful
• March 20, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1983, 1984, Minnesota, Minnetrista, Mound
Tags: alcoholism, Army, Charles Bukowski, creativity, Dartillac, Dave Rogers, drug addiction, Germany, Itchycoo Park, Jesse Ventura, John Larson, Keaveny Drugs, Kinky Friedman, Mad Dog, Mark Huttner, Michael Franks, Mound High School, municipal liquor stores, OxyContin, Peter Gabriel, print shop, Schlitz, Scotch whisky, SOS Printing, Stephen Biko, The Small Faces, Vietnam
The Lost Year
• February 6, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1982, 1983, Depression, Minnesota, Minnetrista, Writing
Tags: Abi Bilkus, cassette player, Datsun 310 GX couple, Dumond Stories, Florida, Guthrie Theater, Hyde Park, Ibsen, Kristi Peterson, Laurel and Hardy, Lindsay Clarke, Liviu Ciulei, Muddy, Out of English, Peer Gynt, SOS Printing, Teddy, Thérèse Williams, Theron Hollingsworth, Wayzata, Writing and Reading English Prose
The War Before The Bores
• December 19, 2014 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1981, 1982, Depression, Lakewood, Minnetrista
Tags: Abigail Bilkus, Ernest Hemingway, Gauguin, Jack London, letterwriting, London, Malcolm Lowry, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Mound, pen pals, prog-rock, Saturday Night Live, SOS Printing, van Gogh, William Faulkner
Pen Pals (Part 1)
• November 27, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in 1981, Minnesota, Minnetrista, Mound, Writing
Tags: AB Dick press, Adams, correspondence club, diaries, Gerry Smith, Harmony, Hermes-Verlag, Hertsfordshire, John Larson, journals, Judy, Kim Perkins, Lakewood, Legion Hall, letter-writing, lithostripping, Mamie Adams, Mark, pen pal, printing, Rachel, SOS Printing, Special Export, Terry Hollingsworth
Completely in the Dark 