The two words that are most debilitating to the human soul are "don't" and "can't." We hear these words daily, sometimes several times. ...more

March 16, 2010

Mr. President, we NEED answers. The Big O is in town today, United States President Barack Obama. Fresh from a sold-out State of the Union address (it was bobblehead night), the president is here for a town-hall meeting at the University of Tampa. The event will conclude with Mr. Obama playing Downtown Scotty Brown, R-Mass., in a game of H-O-R-S-E to decide the fate of mankind. ...more

January 28, 2010

Chili cooks and vendors are needed for the annual Chili Cook-off and Flea Market on Feb. 20 at E.G. Simmons Park in Ruskin. The event is hosted by the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department. ...more

January 27, 2010

Chili cooks and vendors are needed for the second annual Chili Cook-off and Flea Market Feb. 20 at E.G. Simmons Park in Ruskin. The event is hosted by Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation. ...more

January 22, 2010

The column I submitted last week was a mistake. My apology goes to my editor for sending an un-publishable column expecting it to be used. ...more

November 18, 2009

John Madden is walking around a luxury resort here, searching for ghosts. ...more

March 25, 2009

Wish you'd volunteered to cheer for Bruce Springsteen at the Super Bowl on Sunday night? This might be some consolation: I couldn't tell he was singing "Born to Run" until the woman next to me started screaming the lyrics. ...more

February 2, 2009

It's a highlight of any Bruce Springsteen concert, and it was even in the short Sunday night set at halftime: watching Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt share the mic. Springsteen's wife, Patti Scialfa, may be part of the band, but onstage, Van Zandt always will be the Boss' lieutenant. As corny as the banter at the end of "Glory Days" was, seeing the two share the mic was a chance to see an iconic rock 'n' roll image in real time. Page 7 ...more

February 2, 2009

Halftime show review ...more

February 1, 2009

The St. Pete Times Forum went from pitch black darkness to a fully lit stage Thursday night, with Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Timothy B. Schmit standing in perfect horizontal formation. They performed new songs, old epic rock tracks, country-tinged ballads and everything in between. ...more

January 30, 2009