Letterman: Zevon
If Dave had been a musician…. Like Letterman, Warren Zevon was an oft-misunderstood, feeling, thinking, snorting, spitting, mad man. Like Letterman, Zevon was born in the Midwest and found early...
View ArticleLetterman: Paul Newman
Before I considered devoting a week’s worth of posts to David Letterman, I intended to share this story. For some time, I have been fascinated by the evolution of Dave’s relationship with a personal...
View ArticleThey Call Us The Seekers
In honor of National Running Day, here are a handful of my favorite images from my favorite Tumblr, They Call Us The Seekers.
View ArticleCarefree Highway: A Mixtape for the Long Way
When the road calls, set aside the GPS, pull out the Road Atlas, and take the long way home. These three mixes are comprised of the tunes I reached for this year when I felt compelled to exit The...
View ArticleFriday Night Feels: A Funky Mixtape
“Swimming after dark.” Just writing it down sends my heart a-reelin’. With Labor Day signaling summer’s unofficial end, we have exactly two weeks left to frolic, to feel the heat and above all else, to...
View ArticleCHICAGO: Patagonia Snap-T Party
Attention, Chicagoans: join me at the Patagonia Magnificent Mile a week from this Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 to celebrate thirty years of the iconic Snap-T pullover. We’ll have live music from one...
View ArticleWeenie Beenie
My love for the roadside drive-in is well-documented. I first learned of the Weenie Beenie in Arlington, Virginia while watching the Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways on HBO. And then, I remembered the...
View ArticleA Playlist for Ledbury: Route 66
The good folks over at Ledbury asked for me to put together a road trip mix. I could think of no road finer than ol’ Route 66. You can get the whole playlist here. I grew up on Route 66. No, really. In...
View ArticleThree of My Favorite NBA Uniform Stories
As the 2015 NBA Basketball season gets underway, I wanted to take a moment to recount three of my favorite basketball uniform design stories. One of the first stories about uniform design I remember...
View ArticleLetterman: Signature, circa 1981.
“I think I’m just nervous all the time. I’m never really relaxed.” Late in 1981, Dave Letterman was the age that I am now, 34. His nationally televised morning show, The David Letterman Show, had been...
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