A True History Of Anderson Valley
Much of the history of California settlement following the Spanish and Mexican periods has been built up around the "romantic" mining industry,…
Travelers, Sour & Sentimental
"I hate traveling and explorers." —Claude Levi-Strauss, Tristes tropiques (1955) * * * We curse the journey in order to praise the…
The Return of Bruce Anderson
MS: Why have you returned? BA: I didn't want the paper to fall into the wrong hands. MS: Whose hands would those…
Dear Boonville
I drive straight down your lonesome middle the other day and almost don’t recognize where I am. There are a lot of…
The Redleg Boogie Blues (Part 1)
INTRODUCTION After eight years in rock and roll bands on the east coast, living in motels and doing everything from playing frat…
The Redleg Boogie Blues (Part 6)
SERGEANT BILL Sgt. Bill was a rare cop. He used to park his cruiser in a vacant lot near one of our…
The Redleg Boogie Blues (Part 5)
HEAVY DUTY CRUNCH BAND IN COMBAT CONDITIONS The band seemed to thrive on what we came to call “combat conditions.” When other…
The Redleg Boogie Blues (Part 4)
RIP TORN BOMBS OUT AT THE BERMUDA PALMS The upper level of the Charles Van Damme was occupied by Chris Roberts, an…
The Redleg Boogie Blues (Part 3)
THE HOT MOLECULE Our next home was another small plywood barge, an upgraded version of the Hot Set-up. We called the new…
The Redleg Boogie Blues (Part 2)
THE REAL REDLEGS STORY I couldn’t have been more wrong when I first arrived and thought the waterfront/Redlegs scene was a cult.…
Mountain Lions In Our Midst
One of the more rewarding aspects of this job is to discover the myriad and remarkable ways that people's buttons get pushed.…
Bird Flu Chicken Poop
Every time I see the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, I wonder if it's worth torturing myself by trusting that paper to give…