Meeting the Sci-fi writers: Neal, William and more
Books are a gift. But author readings are an absolute treasure. Not only do the authors give you the book, but they often come to your town to read it with...
Meeting Brian Kelly, The Points Guy
I suppose I could have been The Points Guy. It’s the funny thing about getting into something before the internet really existed. Sometimes I forget to go...
Meeting Mayor Emanuel(s)
On the power of creating and community and making “good nights…” In the history of Twitter, two things stand out to me as the best uses of the platform....
Meeting the Mayors
On lessons learned by the those leading the charge Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution in his book “Metropolitan Revolution,” talks about Mayors as...
Meeting the New Urbanists
On setting your own curriculum in life As mentioned, I’m a believer that a great way to learn is to read books. People who know a lot about a thing put all...
Meeting Richard Florida
On giving interesting people interesting challenges This is the story of, among other things, how What the Future came to be. I’m telling you this on the day...
Meeting Ted Allen
Back in the day, a young editor at Chicago Magazine hosted a thing called Journalist Happy Hour. It was exactly what you would think it was. A networking or...
Meeting Taylor Welden
On passions and communities and finding your people In a previous post (Meeting my Makers) I talked about everyday carry and how I’ve met some of the makers...
Meeting My Makers
On the things we acquire and the connections we make. As you’ve been reading, I like meeting the people behind the music, or writing or other kinds of...
Meeting Lydia Clarke Heston
On the power of words and images and opportunities
Wilco and Lounge Ax
On home...
Meeting David Bowie
On grace, and being a hero just for one day, but also every day
Meeting Senator Elissa Slotkin
On power, and getting things done, and having a plan
Meeting Lin Bremer
On best friends, and powering through the morning...
Meeting Rickey Henderson
On being the greatest there ever was...
Meeting Jimmy Buffett
On knowing what to ask, and making the ask...
Meeting Paul Stanley and KISS
On marketing and limits
Meeting Max Weinberg of the E-Street Band
On the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Meeting Nick Kelly and the Fat Lady Sings
On creativity and the joys of fandom
Meeting Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and many more
On the importance of contacts and contracts
Meeting Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon
On stopping things before they start
Meeting Hubert Sumlin, David Johansen and the basically the blues themselves
On the contrast of legends...
Meeting Ryder Carroll, creator of the Bullet Journal
On habits and routines...
Meeting Wesley Willis
On knowing the worth of your work
Meeting Third Eye Blind
On finding the story in unexpected places, chapter ii
Meeting the Might Mighty Bosstone's Dicky Barrett, and... Steven Page?
On finding the story in unexpected places
Meeting Frank Orrall (and all the rest of the Poi Dogs)
On family, and home, and standing exactly where you're supposed to be
Meeting Billy Corgan
On being friends vs. friendly and understanding relationships
Meeting Nick Tremulis
On giving back and paying forward
Meeting Joey Ramone
on confidence
Meeting Alanis Morissette
On persistence...
Meeting Everclear's Art Alexakis
On being friendly but not being friends
Meeting Steve Yahn
On building, not burning bridges
Meeting Mitch Albom
On finding the path to your path...
Meeting Dr. Welch
On turning disappointment into fuel
Meeting Doc Rosenquist
On passion and its applications, and nurturing strays...
Meeting Robin Williams
I grew up, of course, watching Mork and Mindy, which oddly was a spin off of Happy Days. I assume the episode where an alien visits the Cunningham’s was...
Meeting Orson Scott Card
On the complicated people who make complicated art
Meeting Mojo Nixon and Debbie Gibson
On meeting the parents of a big foot baby
Meeting Count Scary
On the heroes who live next door
Meeting Boy George
On the complication of identity and time.
Meeting Mr. T.
On having plans and loving it when they come together.
Meeting Rick Kogan
On historians and history and seizing the present...
Meeting Mark Grace
On meeting your hero's heroes...
Meeting Rick Steves
How someone else's hero can become one of yours, too
Meeting Martha Stewart
A story of when your public and private personas conflict...
Meeting Dave Brubeck
Another story of discretion...
Meeting Jon Hendricks
On the best advice a musician could give.
Meeting DJ John Richards
On the power of music and connection, of community and radio.
Meeting Ernie Harwell
On baseball and solid stories, well-told.