Swimming in Nostalgia (part 2)

Following the Squeeze concert on Sept. 18, I dropped my friend Greg off at his apartment. By then it was almost midnight. Ramona has sent me a text saying the rain in Beaumont was pretty heavy and I should think about staying in Houston. But the pre-concert heavy rain had completely disappeared and the streets …

Swimming in Nostalgia (part 1)

On Sept. 18, 2019, a tropical storm developed from nothing in mere hours in the Gulf of Mexico and dumped up to 43 inches of rain in Southeast Texas, causing widespread flooding. And I went to see Squeeze in concert at The Warehouse Live in Houston. My friend Greg, who lives in Houston, had got …

Faith in the Art

This is the last of a three-part series on the great Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, published in the December 2019 ISSUE arts magazine. Part 3 focuses on his masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia. Click here for a link to the story. To see a digital version of the pages, click on the image below. For more images, see …

Fredonia Hotel is Mid-Century jewel in piney woods

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Wherever I go, I need to start the day with some solid sustenance. On a recent trip to Nacogdoches in east Texas, I decided to look for an outlet for my bacon, egg and hash browns requirements, especially as I knew I was …