penguin not included! I’ve mentioned before I am a partner in a new company called Pop Culture Coffee . It’s been a long time since FSM...

I was so excited for the new year. And this year sucks! Now we’ve lost John Morgan. Please see the FSM board where Ray Faiola broke the...

I can’t even bear to go looking for images to use. So here’s a black panel. I keep up with the fire news and now there are all the...

The fires are still burning and more high winds are expected the next few days. It’s very scary to think that a fire could break out near...

The skies have cleared where we are—looking outside today, you’d have no idea fires were raging—but that’s bad because it means the Santa...

As I have written this week, our family is fortunate to be away from the fires. But we’re just waiting at home, watching the news, hoping...

When I moved to L.A. in 1996 I was aware of earthquakes. The 1994 Northridge quake was fresh in our minds and so was the 1989 San...

I didn’t realize the scale of devastation to our city when I posted yesterday morning . Above is a pic of Altadena. I know at least two...

Well that happened fast. You’ve probably heard about the fires in Los Angeles. They are raging out of control and it is very scary and...

I was such a TV junkie as a kid. Cartoons, action-adventure, sitcoms, Star Trek , old movies, sports—I watched probably way too much. Our...

Happy new year to everybody—2025! We’re waking up to Internet problems, hooray. But I’m sure the year will only get better from here!

As another year draws to a close I am reflecting on how much joy I get from the incredible world of the Retro Euro Cult Film Score Society...

And Happy Hanukah tonight—first time for that to happen since 2005.

There is a thread on the FSM board, “ Soundtrack Dealers of Yesterday ,” which I have enjoyed reading. I was in touch with most of those...

It is a continuing education working on a food & beverage company, Pop Culture Coffee . Having come from soundtrack collectibles, one of...

I just got a new Mac for the first time in years—the old one was slowing down to the point where I could barely function. We have been...

There is a thread at the FSM board discussing the early days of my teenage newsletter that became Film Score Monthly. As a reminder, all...

We have a whiteboard on the fridge where we keep track of family schedules. One year my wife drew a turkey to represent Thanksgiving. But...

I was going to write today about YouTube videos I saw where A.I. generated voices were used to recreate vintage composer interviews. But...

As you know, I am very vocal about social issues. This Thanksgiving I would like to bring to everybody’s attention the ongoing tragedy of...