David Foster Wallace – Recliner Notes

“Screenwriter’s Blues” and More Tales from Late ’90s Los Angeles

Dingbat building at 11836 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles

One day when I was living in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles in the hazy days of 1997 or 1998, my roommate M. exploded through the door of our apartment and declared to me and our other roommate W., “You have to hear this song.” It was “Screenwriter’s Blues” by Soul Coughing from theContinue reading ““Screenwriter’s Blues” and More Tales from Late ’90s Los Angeles”

LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends”

On February 29, 2024, I participated in the storytelling series Listen To This: Stories and More on Stage. The theme for the show was “That Night a DJ Saved My Life” – true tales of times when music made a difference. Below is the full version of the piece I told onstage. I want toContinue reading “LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends””