Writing the Jeff Mueller introduction will definitely take more than a day. I miscalculated how much information there is about his biography and different bands. I think writing about Bear Claw, a…

The earth suffered from a fever that lasted for months, a drought that parched the grass, bleaching it blonde. The house was surrounded by white hair that was no longer fresh or…

At this moment, the Jeff Mueller part of the Chicago chapter is half done. My notes are a disgusting mess with X’s and strikethroughs and all that jazz. Will Chatham from Crain…

Woke up in Bristol after that long night in Cambridge. After a bagel we drove into Providence and I got a tour of the Olneyville area, which is series of dilapidated, industrial-heavy…

The meeting yesterday at Muhlenberg went very well. We spoke for about two hours. I started by reading several passages from the different sources (car tapes, travel log, interviews) and received some…

It looks like next Thursday I’ll be in Allentown for my meeting with Professor Marsh. He seemed excited to hear from me (as evident by exclamation point usage, a fairly good barometer…

With all these projects and ventures I’ve undertaken since graduation, I would be remiss to deny the omnipresent fear of failure that I wrestle on a daily basis. Literally, I disrobe and…

I’ve been working pretty hard on the book these past two days. Today I have been transcribing the Jeff Mueller interview from Chicago. I think it might be my favorite as far…

Across this nation, numerous kids are departing for college. This is the first year of my life that I have nothing to do during this normally tenuous period. There are an endless…

today i woke up and, without hesitation, began checking off items from my list of final preparations before departure. there is a pile next to my bed of stuff that needs to…