Author Archives: James Rising

Peter story raises questions: Cover up? It’s not that the story itself is not the story. It certainly ranks right up there with man bites dog. But the way it was covered here locally, and in Philadelphia raises (no pun … Continue reading →

Radio DaZe: Star Struck at WACKY 102: Prior to working at WACKY I got to meet Dusty Springfield (up close she was…ummm..less than attractive) and once I introduced “The Shirelle”, (it was just Shirley Alston Reeves by that time, and … Continue reading →

Mr. Gavalas and Ms. Tricha chose to move back to his native Chios, an Aegean island closer to Izmir, Turkey, than to Athens. They set up their boutique farm using $50,000 from their families’ life savings. That investment has yet … Continue reading →

I grew up, as much as I have, playing Glen Campbell’s songs on the radio. I remember him on the “Smothers Brothers Show” and his own insipid TV show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour and when I think on him … Continue reading →

Somehow this makes perfect sense. The number one song in the land on my birthday was a spoken word parody by the great Stan Freberg. “St. George and the Dragonet” a #1 hit for four weeks in October 1953 “St. … Continue reading →

Sunday Wrap 1/2/11-1/7/11: A jam-packed, action-filled and surprisingly prolific week that was… I begin my Vegan journey, crusade against diets, do my version of New Years resolutions as published in the “WEEKENDER”, post some cruel photos of me in my … Continue reading →

Saturday Aggregate: 1/7/11 A rare day off on a Saturday. I will spend it enjoying the company of my Long-suffering wife. We have some errands to run, a new antique place to visit and a local winery has a going … Continue reading →

Ever have trouble getting your “smartphone” to be smart? Wonder why it takes so damn long to connect, why it drops calls and why the internets (now on computers, as Homer Simpson would say) sometime seem to move like glaciers? … Continue reading →

It’s always been my experience that when some business or organization gets bigger, they rarely get better. Better is a very subjective word. The business may indeed get better, better profit structure, more employes, better survivability in times of economic … Continue reading →

“The decay of America is original and massive in its scale,” reflects Kurt Markus, the esteemed photographer, who, with his son, Ian, filmed the small, pungent rock ’n’ roll tour documentary, “John Mellencamp: It’s About You.” This looks like a … Continue reading →