Back in my ill-spent youth, when I thought it was more valuable to float around the world with one bag and a double-digit bankroll rather than map out a career, I landed in Madrid during the dictatorship of Generalissimo Francisco Franco.
Richard ‘5th Street Dick’ Fulton Turned Scars into Stars
It started with pieces of scrap lumber. Richard ‘‘5th Street Dick’’ Fulton had helped build the small theater in what was then Marla Gibbs’ Vision Complex in Leimert Park. With scraps left over from that job, he went to work on his own vision–one that would bring a jazz and poetry venue to the burgeoning arts community.
The Brandon Pops: Whistling to a Different Tune
Stand within arm’s length of Joel Brandon, study him closely, watch every move he makes, and you still won’t believe your ears. This has to be a trick. No one could produce that kind of sound without using a musical instrument.