Rescue Me

"Rescue Me" was written in 1965 by Raynard Miner, Carl William Smith, and Fontella Bass (although she did not get credit until much later). Released by Chess Records that same ...

Gone with the Wind

On occasion, I talk about Gone with the Wind. Two points -- I didn't realize Scarlet O'Hara was going to Fayetteville Female Academy. (Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, 4.  The…

Henry Monaghan (1934-2025)

I learned that Henry Monaghan passed away on January 1. Monaghan taught generations (and my, as well) federal courts.  Monaghan discussed in Columbia Law Review "Brown's departure from the original…

Hot Sardines

The Hot Sardines were "founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Bougerol and Evan Palazzo over a mutual love of Fats Waller." They got their start at underground parties in Brooklyn, and ...