Glastonbury Fayre (2018)
Available on DVD from your local library

The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is held annually near Somerset, England. It’s such a big deal that even I’ve heard of it, though I’m not sure how this concert film of Glastonbury landed on my watchlist.Probably, … [read more]

by Bruce Anderson,
Anderson Valley Advertiser
“Is this that political-type paper,” a tentative female voice asked when I picked up the phone.”I suppose,” I answered, forever not knowing what might come next. … [read more]

I’d contributed in the past, but it’s more a blessing to receive than to give, so yesterday was my first visit to a food bank.

I was expecting a bureaucracy, with forms to be filed, ID and citizenship and income to be confirmed, but it was the most pleasant surprise since April gave me a blow job circa 1982.No … [read more]

For my first day on the sales floor, Walgreens posted me at the beauty counter — yes, the fat, gray man at the lone cash register in front of the Maybelline and mascara, lip gloss and eyeliner, etc, was me. … [read more]

You might remember that in 2020, after cops killed yet another black man for nothing, there were protests.

CRANKY OLD FART #423  [archive] MAY 20, 2024

Daniel Perry was angry — not about the killing, but about the protests. … [read more]

Yesterday was my third and final day of what passes for ‘training’ at Walgreens — sitting in front of a computer in a busy basement hallway, clicking through text and videos that explain the vaguest basics of 100 different tasks, 95 of which I’ll never do. … [read more]

NEVERENDING FILM FESTIVAL #292  [archive] MAY 19, 2024

In a hurry? Skip to the last review, of The Glass Wall. It’s definitely the best movie in this week’s batch. … [read more]

Yesterday’s entry was way too long, sorry. Today I pledge to keep it briefer, if only because my bus to work is coming in 45 minutes. … [read more]

It’s a short walk to a long bus ride, and then a short walk to Walgreens. An easy commute, or it would be if they’d pave the streets downtown. … [read more]

Had a conversation with my flatmate Dean on the back porch a few days ago, the strangest and easiest talkin’ we’ve ever had.

He didn’t tell me about un-salted butter, didn’t talk about what he’d cooked at the restaurant and how everyone had loved it. … [read more]