Dean – Page 2 – Dean Goodman

Tuxedo time at the Beverly Hilton in 2006, hanging out by the pool knocking back as many free Jack & cokes as possible before heading into the ballroom to acknowledge the writers and publishers of ASCAP’s most-played songs of the year.

Music

Mucus, Mentos & Dylan: Notes from the Foo Fighters’ Storytellers taping

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 Dean Bob Dylan, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Storytellers, VH1

I went to a bunch of Storytellers tapings during my career. Tom Petty, Kanye West and the Doors spring to mind. But perhaps the most fun was the Foo Fighters one (hey, that rhymes!)

Music

Paul McCartney vs. Me at the Grammys

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Dean

(NOTE: I’m resurrecting posts from old MySpace account)

I’ve now had encounters with three out of four Beatles, thanks to Paul McCartney’s surprise visit to the press room at the Grammys on Sunday [February 8, 2009].

Music Television

Totally Gay For Slayer

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 Dean American Idol, Christ Illusion, Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel, Slayer

[NOTE: I’m resurrecting old posts from my MySpace account. Remember when both MySpace and Kimmel were cool?]

Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel. Next week, Oprah? Almost eligible for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Slayer made their broadcast network TV debut Friday [January 19, 2007] in the windswept parking lot behind the Hollywood Boulevard studio that houses Kimmel’s show.

Music

John Fogerty – Born on the Bayou (in California)

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Dean Albany, Berkeley, Born on the Bayou, Centerfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival, El Cerrito, Fortunate Son, John Fogerty, Lodi

Like a lot of people, I once assumed that John Fogerty really was “born on the bayou” somewhere in the Deep South. After all, that’s what he sang, and it also explained his gritty vocals.

Books

“Just Me: The Life Story of a Nobody” – By Susan McKearney

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 Dean Author, Colonial, Domestic abuse, Memoir, New Zealand, Susan McKearney

“After reading through my tale, do not judge me too harshly. Remember the plain, old authoress, wrinkled and withered with the years.” — Susan McKearney

New Zealand grandmother Susan McKearney makes her literary debut with the stunning memoir Just Me: The Life Story of a Nobody.

Music

A wee drive to Paul McCartney’s Mull of Kintyre

February 20, 2019December 5, 2020 Dean Campbeltown, Campbeltown Pipe Band, Carradale, Denny Laine, Kintyre, Linda McCartney, Mull of Kintyre, Paul McCartney, Saddell Beach, Scotland

“Mull of Kintyre” — It seems people either detest Paul McCartney’s bagpipe ditty, or they’ve never heard of it (looking at you, America, in which case you can sample it here).

Music

Rolling Stones: Exile on Main St. – Extreme Trivia Edition

February 20, 2019December 5, 2020 Dean 3 Ball Charlie, Charlie Watts, Clarence Stewart, Exile on Main St., Gordon Lydell, iorr.org, Los Angeles Times, Paul Widrig, Randi McAnally, Robert Frank, Rolling Stones, Theodore Currie

I’ve officially hit rock-bottom trying to find something new to write about the Rolling Stones. While perusing the collage on the back cover of Exile on Main St for only the millionth time, I wondered about the photo of the newspaper headline that appears to read: “Father of Five Aids Rescuer.”