It’s Only Rock & Roll: The Rolling Stones Revisit Jacksonville, Florida
By James Calemine July 19, 2019… The Rolling Stones are in town. When they left New Orleans Monday (after bumping
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Jim Jarmusch’s Film Dead Man
By James Calemine Jim Jarmusch’s 1995 film, Dead Man, ranks as one of his best. Johnny Depp plays an accountant
Continue readingJohnny Cash: Ragged Old Flag
By James Calemine Originally released on Columbia Records in April 1974, Ragged Old Flag consists of twelve original Johnny Cash compositions. In
Continue readingTragic Country Queen: The Tammy Wynette Biography
By James Calemine “How can anybody really believe what I sing about, knowin’ what a mess I’ve made of my
Continue readingBruce Robinson’s The Rum Diary
By James Calemine I watched the film The Rum Diary again last night. In 1959, Hunter S. Thompson was 22-years
Continue readingGOODBYE, BABYLON: A Patchwork Quilt of American Music
By James Calemine “Two white horses side by side/Me and My Lord gon’ take a ride.” Goodbye, Babylon exists as
Continue readingShannon McNally and Hot Sauce: Coldwater
By James Calemine Recorded in two days at Jim Dickinson’s Zebra Ranch Studios during the spring of 2009, Shannon McNally’s
Continue readingLong Gone Gonzo: The Friendship of President Jimmy Carter & Hunter S. Thompson
By James Calemine Hunter S. Thomspon and President Jimmy Carter first crossed paths in 1974 at the University of Georgia
Continue readingMotel Shot: Delaney & Bonnie And Friends
By James Calemine A close friend of mine was admitted to the emergency room last night. As I sit and
Continue readingLetter From Governor Jimmy Carter To Hunter S. Thompson
By James Calemine This letter from Jimmy Carter to Hunter S. Thompson serves as a taste to my upcoming Snake
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