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Yes and King Crimson Legend Bill Bruford Picks Cobham Book as Best on Drumming
The legendary Bill Bruford, drummer for Yes, King Crimson and his own jazz band Earthworks, includes my Cobham book in his “The best books on why drummers do what they…
Writer Night to Resume 28 November at Orion
Writers of Koh Phangan kicks off Year 5 of Write Night on 28 December 7pm at Orion’s Wellness Lounge. In addition to hundreds of tall tales, hundreds of hours of…
A Guatemala Love Letter
Doing political travel writing on Kickstarter crowdfunding budgets offers modest economic returns. But emails like these, years after the publishing of “WAR: The Afterparty,” makes the effort sweet and worthwhile….
Sue Phipps on her Vision Project
Thanks Sue Phipps for this wonderful review of your experience with Vision Project coaching. A few months ago my mom passed away. I was a nurse and had spent much…
Mike Tiano Praises “Six Days” as a New “Benchmark for Oral Histories”
Music blogger and longtime Yes digital media manager Mike Tiano releases this fresh review of “Six Days at Ronnie Scott’s.” Mike interviewed Billy and I during the initial launch of…
Writers of Koh Phangan Holds Final Write Night of Series
Tuesday night at 7:30pm Bangkok Time, we do our final Write Night of the current series. Then, we go on hiatus as we rethink our current slate of programs and…
Writing Client Satyama Ratna Lasby Launches “The Tao of Tantric Yoga” at Phangan Event
I’m privileged to co-host a conversation with writing client Satyama Ratna Lasby launching her book, freshly published on the Amazon platform. Below is the invite. ———- Join us for…
Write Night Resumes: May, June Session Topics Set
Write Night returned from hiatus last night with an evening of learning, writing, and sharing. Novelist Walter Mosley was the featured Master Class video presenter, and the importance of vivid,…
WGBH Boston Jazz Critic Picks “Six Days at Ronnie Scott’s” As One of Year’s Best Jazz Books
Missed this one. Tessil Collins, Managing Producer of Jazz 24/7 from WGBH Boston, one of the most respected jazz shows in the United States on perhaps the country’s leading producer…
CNN Does a Feature on My Home Koh Phangan (I’m Quoted)
CNN’s Bangkok-based Hunter Forgan did a thoughtful long-form piece on the economic and social prospects for my home island of Koh Phangan, Thailand this week. He and photographer Aidan Dockery…
