You’re right. To be (a teeny bit) fair, he was touring in a minivan and setting up his equipment himself. This was, of course, long past peak Pixies and before current Kim Deal-less Pixies.

This was, I don’t know, mid-90s, maybe. Mrs Ghost and I lived in West LA while I was going to law school, and we often went clubbing with her single best friend. This friend is really pretty and at the time had really long, lustrous blonde hair.

I worked at Whole Foods when I was 19 and I once rang up Keith Urban for $80 worth of sushi at 7:30am. I thought it was weird.

I, for whatever reason, run into Hannibal Buress pretty frequently in LA. I guess we like the same shit.

1999, small club in Birmingham, AL. Frank Black (Pixies) was doing a solo tour with his band, Frank Black and the Catholics. After the show he offered to sign autographs. My dumbass was first in line. I blurted out some nonsensical shit about my deep abiding love for him (cringe). He looked at me with a blank stare,…

I’ve met more celebrities and sports stars than I can count, but there are a couple that truly stand out. I used to work for TSA, bear this in mind.

I posted on this site once before about my encounter with David Cassidy (NYC bar, I was hammered, walked right into him and instead of saying “excuse me, I sang “I Think I Love You”, he was.... not impressed). The other one I have is this....

When I was young in the 1980's I was in a pop-ish punk band that somehow ended up on the same bill as Tangerine Dream. These are older German guys who did the sound track to movies like Legend and Risky Business with Tom Cruise. I’m this nerd, punk kid who knows exactly who they are and I’m excited to say hi to them…

I one time scored 110 points (out of a possible 100) in one of those machines where you touch your finger to the metal plate and it tells you your sex appeal. Paul Allen walked past and commented “Whoa, better watch out for that guy!”

I had scored incredible seats to Spamalot at the Hollywood Bowl, basically the front tables that are reserved for the elite and wealthy (friend’s friend was wealthy). At this show, Craig Robinson was playing King Arthur and he was hilarious.

During intermission, I go out into the parking lot directly behind the bowl to…

Ooh this is my best friend’s story but he gave permission to relay. As a young gay NYU college freshman he discovered nightlife like ya do, and one night he is outside a bar smoking when suddenly he notices John Mayer walking towards him. Being a drunk idiot, my friend points at him as obviously as he can and tells…

Oh, hey, Rich: is anyone here going to discuss the fact that this company was sold this morning? (Nothing yet even from Hamilton Nolan!)

So my friends and I all live on or around Dauphin Island. It’s a great place to live, but not during Spring Break because tourists descend upon the entire island like it’s the last stop before migrating across the ocean. We decided to hop the ferry an hour away to Gulf Shores, which is an even bigger Spring Break…

Same. And if rethinking and then weakly roasting a feminist icon because your husband might think she’s lame isn’t ironic, I don’t know what is. Or is  it? Isn’t it ironic? Lemme go ask my husband. 

I’m kind of a music snob. And in my music snob universe, I’ve always considered Alanis a new-age Leonard Cohen. She wrote her hit album at NINETEEN, for volcano gurl’s sake.

I’m sorry the person you were when you were younger embarrasses you so much now, but that does not make this album bad, it makes your perspective shallow.

Quintessential 90s album on vinyl?

I have not listened to Jagged Little Pill in a very long time, but don’t ruin it for me. What’s next on your list? Pieces of You by Jewel?

It’s gotten mixed up with the MLM essential oils stuff, which is a damn shame.

I find it helpful for sleeping and as I said elsewhere, it maybe might possibly perhaps makes me feel calmer in waking hours. But a friend bought some after my recommendation and the guy in the health food store told her it can help prevent cancer or something and I wanted to burn the store down.