Reach Out And Touch Faith
Let me take you on a trip around the world and back… In the early days of the internet, I once saw this iconic 1990 album described by a music critic as “Trancey. Dancey. And loose in your pantsy.”...
View ArticleHere we are…now entertain us
Perhaps this is a good time to come as you are into the journey of my 32 most influential albums in 32 days. Now that we’re getting toward the end, putting my #AlmostFamous journey into a before and...
View ArticleFind one hundred ways to compliment the G.O.A.T. just once
For me, pound for pound he’s the greatest singer I ever heard. And the good news is that Quincy Jones would agree with me, so I know that my opinion is a solid one. I only saw James Ingram perform...
View ArticleArms raised in a V
Clearly I remember… As we come to the end of the “influential” bands in shaping my #MusicalNes taste, Pearl Jam would bridge the gap of all of the music because they had all of the best music of my...
View ArticleI wanna love you the best that I can
We’ll rise above the mess. We’ll take the world together. I got a hand for you. I will have two more albums left on this #MusicalNes journey but Hootie and The Blowfish are the final band that...
View ArticleThe goal is soul
There are only two artists that have lifted me higher than the sun to put a pair of albums into my 32 days of May #MusicalNes influences – and they have come at the end of the #Nestalgia tour. Music...
View ArticleMy heart’s dark but it’s rising…
There isn’t much left to be said for what Bruce Springsteen represents to someone like me who has felt the words and passion and righteousness in his message – especially in crisis times, like now in...
View ArticleWould you help me run for Mayor of Baltimore?
Most of my friends know that for the past two years I have been privately discussing and preparing to act on my desire for public service with a potential Independent run to be the Mayor of Baltimore...
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My public life as a “cause” guy in Baltimore
Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti once called me a “cause guy” – and as an evolved sports radio talk show host, media pundit and civic leader – I still take it as the highest compliment ever...
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If I ran for Mayor of Baltimore, this would be why…
We love Baltimore. I grew up in a small rowhouse in Dundalk, right across from Eastpoint Mall. I took the No. 23 bus everywhere I went in the city as a kid. I have also been fortunate enough to visit...
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