Blues, Preludes & Feuds
This is an ongoing story, meant to be read in order. If you’re just arriving here for the first time, please start at the beginning by following the index. Maybe we should just head east and explore Sheridan Road instead. There aren’t any parental warnings about the dangers
Blues, Preludes & Feuds
This is an ongoing story, meant to be read in order. If you’re just arriving here for the first time, please start at the beginning by following the index. As the third child, there was no pressing need to have all my shit together. That was the job of
Blues, Preludes & Feuds
Blues, Prelude & Feuds, Chapter 7
Music For Its Own Sake
A Story Begins When Something Happens
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This is an ongoing story, meant to be read in order. If you’re just arriving here for the first time, please start at the beginning by following the index. Randall and Perry are beginning their long and prolific career as class bullies at recess today. I’m about to
Blues, Preludes & Feuds
This is an ongoing story, meant to be read in order. If you’re just arriving here for the first time, please start at the beginning by following the index. Chicago was very territorial in the 1960s, with the boundaries of little nation-states marked by major business boulevards. Cross
Music For Its Own Sake
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Blues, Preludes & Feuds
This is an ongoing story, meant to be read in order. If you’re just arriving here for the first time, please start at the beginning by following the index. Subscribe now The six of us—my parents, three siblings, and me—are in the elevator, heading up to my
Blues, Preludes & Feuds
This is an ongoing story, meant to be read in order. If you’re just arriving here for the first time, please start at the beginning by following the index. “No funny business, boys,” says a white-coated pharmacist, the man behind the counter. He smiles. “Or I’ll tell
Music For Its Own Sake
Note to readers: If you’ve been reading my musical memoir, “Blues, Preludes & Feuds” this is not that. BPF is a single extended story; these are random thoughts about music, culture, etc. And not just my thoughts. In the coming weeks, I’ll be introducing other writers, each with
Blues, Preludes & Feuds
Finding the Source
Blues, Preludes & Feuds
Chapter 1 from "Blues, Preludes & Feuds"