Warren Zevon

A great thing about having seven kids in today’s world where technology changes faster than a confused 12-year-old in California? The kids let me know about worthwhile tech things. I don’t have to pick through the digital flotsam. I learned a few months ago that Spotify will create a playlist…

I’ve assembled a great Spotify Halloween playlist. The flagship song? Werewolves of London. — There’s a great tribute to Zevon and the song here (I thought Zevon covered Linda Ronstadt’s Poor, Poor Pitiful Me, not the other way around). Zevon was an interesting guy. Part-Mormon, part-Jewish, he was the son of a Ukrainian gangster in the mob of Mickey Cohen (whose arrest catalyzed the…

Are you the same person on social media as you are in real life? — I like to think of myself as a woman of mystery. I like to think that I am full of surprises. I like to imagine that the people who think they know me will never cease to be amazed at how many facets I seem to have. …

Dave had a hell of a fine musical run — Late night TV icon David Letterman turns 75 today, and in honor of this milestone moment I want to combine two things Dave was best known for during the 33 years that he kept insomniacs like me entertained: a Top Ten List and music. A quick Google search will reveal…

Nobody got our costumes, but that’s ok. We were happy little nerds anyways. In this house, we listen to Warren Zevon — the rock n’ roll prodigy, renowned LA curmudgeon/asshole, and singer that Gen Z doesn’t know enough about to cancel though would cancel if they did. Because of our…

Warren Zevon’s Insight on Dying — We have developed as a society almost to a fault. Everything is so readily available that we can barely enjoy something simple for just a few minutes before moving on to the next thing. …