Gary Pig Gold – Borrowed Time

Something short and bittersweet for DBAWIS this time; words I quickly put to paper – originally for Outer Shell Magazine I believe it was – all those years ago regarding a man who, I’d bet, many of us still reflect upon very frequently indeed.

You may say I’m a writer. But I’m not the only one…

Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – “OH YOKO, OH YOKO, MY LOVE WILL TURN YOU ON”

I’ve been gently reminded that at the end of my very first column months ago, I wrote that for my next one, I’d write about how Bobby Curtola almost got me killed In Edmonton (did that, check); how Rock and Roll Hall of Fame record producer and musician extraordinaire Quincy Jones kept me waiting (did that one too, check); and my dinner with Yoko Ono (oops, forgot to write about that, sorry).

So, here goes.