Quote of the Week – Van Morrison “I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That’s what I apply to everything.” – Van Morrison ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerquote of the weekSept 12 2023
Lily Allen: On Pre-Sobriety Drug & Alcohol Daze IT’S BETTER NOW – Aug. 24, 2023 - It’s been four years since Lily Allen got sober, and the British singer-songwriter is opening up about what contributed to her substance use.In a new interview with The Ne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Jerry Garcia Gone 28 Years Today AUDIO – AND THE BAND PLAYED ON – Aug. 8, 2023 - Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia was born on August 1, 1942 and died on August 9, 1995 at the age of 53. Each year, the “Days Between” Garcia’s birthday and the a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 15 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerlife expectancy
Quote of the Week – Dolly Parton “If you see someone without a smile today, give ‘em yours.” – Dolly Parton ... Read More...Aug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerquote of the week
Quote of the Week – Sinead O’Connor “When you live with the Devil you learn there’s a God very quickly.” – Sinead O’Connor, b. Dec. 8, 1966 - d. July 26, 2023 ... Read More...Aug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerlife expectancyquote of the week
MUSICAL INTERLUDE – R.I.P. SINEAD O’ Connor Nothing Compares 2 Her –July 26, 2023 - In a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have req... Read More...Aug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Tony Bennett – Fly Me to the Moon – Live on MTV AUDIO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE - RIP Tony Bennett – April 15, 2014 -Fly me to the moonLet me play among the starsLet me see what spring is like onA-Jupiter and MarsIn other words, hold my handIn other words, baby, ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJuly 25 2023
Legendary American Singer Tony Bennett passes at 96 THE GOOD LIFE –July 21, 2023 - No less than Frank Sinatra called the former singing waiter "the best singer in the business" after he became a star in the 1950s. Bennett went on to win 20 Grammy awards, including a ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJuly 25 2023
We Didn’t Start the Fire VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – July 2, 2023 - Fall Out Boy // With Lyrics WATCH@YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVkKnC0Vd4Q... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJuly 18 2023
Quote of the Week – Patti Smith “If you don’t have what you need, just rock with what you’ve got.” – Patti Smith ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiongrammy winnerJuly 4 2023quote of the week
Quote of the Week – Tina Turner “This is what I want in heaven ... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.” – Tina Turner, b. 1939 Tennessee - d. 2023 Switzerland ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiongrammy winnerJune 20 2023quote of the week
George Winston: Pianist Sought to Echo Nature, Passes at 74 A SONG IN HIS HEART – June 8, 2023 - is inspiration remained rooted in the natural world, trying to convey the shifting seasons or moments such as a moonlit night or waves on a beach. His music also became par... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJune 13 2023life expectancy
Quote of the Week – Taylor Swift “I think you really have to tap into your sense of humor in order to survive.” – Taylor Swift ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerJune 13 2023quote of the week
Elton John Answers the Proust Questionnaire FROM THE HEART –June 2, 2023 - The music legend, whose farewell concert, “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” could earn him an Emmy and an EGOT, sounds off on attitude, addiction, and the perils of a st... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerInterviewJune 6 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Legend with Hypnotic Touch, Passes at 92 A MUSIC ICON – April 16, 2023 - He was also, in the 1950s, among the first African American performers who publicly adopted the Muslim faith.Mr. Jamal’s preferred musical format was the trio, and he found critic... Read More...April 18 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winner
Beethoven Died of Alcoholism, Promiscuity and VD WORKING FROM HOME WILL DO IT EVERY TIME – March 23, 2023 - Despite being a child prodigy, by the time he was 28 he had reported his first hearing problems. Whether Beethoven contracted syphilis has been debated... Read More...Alcohol AddictionApril 4 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerlife expectancyMental Health
Judy Collins: Alcoholism, Bulimia & Releasing ‘most powerful song I’ve ever written’ at 83 VIDEO – BETTER WITH AGE, LIKE A FINE... –March 24, 2023 - I couldn’t sing, I couldn’t work, I couldn’t do anything. I had troubles with my vocal cords, which were caused by, I’m sure, the bulimia, but probably also ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 4 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Wayne Shorter, Jazz Saxophonist/Composer Passes at 89 KIND OF BLUE –March 2, 2023 - Wayne Shorter, an award-winning saxophonist, composer and bandleader has died. He was 89.Shorter died on Thursday surrounded by his family in a hospital in Los Angeles, his rep conf... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerlife expectancyMarch 7 2023
Quote of the Week – Wayne Shorter “There are colors we can’t see, but they’re connected to the ones we can. There’s a connection between everything.” – Wayne Shorter, Newark, NJ, Aug. 25, 1933, – Los Angeles, March 2, 2023 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediagrammy winnerMarch 7 2023quote of the week
Ringo Starr Found Sobriety After Years Of Addiction VIDEO – ACT NATURALLY – Jan. 22, 2023 - At the same time, he spent more time with friends such as the hard-partying Harry Nilsson, The Who drummer Keith Moon, and T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. In the mid-1970s, Ringo ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023grammy winnerinterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
David Crosby, Long Time…Gone at 81 MUSIC LEGEND – Jan. 19, 2023 - The death came as a surprise to those who followed his very active Twitter account, which he’d kept tweeting on as recently as Wednesday. One of Crosby’s final tweets the day before he... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerJan 24 2023life expectancyRecoveryRehab
David Crosby’s Music Always Lifted Me Up A NATURAL HIGH – Jan. 21, 2023 - It was about something larger and deeper, a sense of hope that my generation, which came of age in the late 1960s and 70s, had once clung to fiercely but had gradually be... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerJan 24 2023life expectancy
Quote of the Week – David Crosby Click@WashingtonPost... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerJan 24 2023quote of the week
Bob Weir Keeps The Grateful Dead Alive JUST ANOTHER JERRY’S KIDS – Nov. 21, 2022 - Still, in the nearly 30 years since Garcia’s death, Weir, who recently turned 75, has taken on the task of shepherding the Grateful Dead’s music and the fan ba... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerNov 29 2022Recovery
Lady A’s Charles Kelly Shares ‘Goodbye Letter to Alcohol’ Song AUDIO – MORE LIKE A LOVE LETTER – Nov. 22, 2022 - The lyrics to the song chronicle Kelley’s struggles with alcohol, from the way he depended upon it to be able to perform, to how it gave him “courage” the night... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
Slippery Steps: Rolling & Tumbling Toward Sobriety by Don McLeese MEMOIRS ARE HIP – Oct. 2022 -Q. What inspired the book?“To try to make sense of how the worst day of my life became one of the best days of my life. I often understand something best through the proces... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerinterventionInterviewNov 1 2022RecoveryRehab
The Drama of Jimi Hendrix’s Early Childhood: Cheating, Foster Care, and Alcoholism VIDEO – ALANON THE WATCHTOWER – Oct. 22, 2022 - Philip Norman’s 2020 book Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix, detailed Hendrix’s life prior to fame as well as his career after his breakout... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerlife expectancyOct 25 2022OverdoseRehabTrauma
Pharoah Sanders Was a Force of Nature, Dies at 81 VIDEO – I THOUGHT GOD’S DIDN’T DIE – Sept. 24, 2022 - The sound Mr. Sanders drew from his tenor saxophone was a force of nature: burly, throbbing and encompassing, steeped in deep blues and drawing on extended ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiongrammy winnerSept 27 2022
Did Michael Jackson’s Ex-Wife Debbie Rowe Confess Aiding In His Drug Addiction? Says, “In Some Way I Was Part Of It” MEA CULPA? – Sept. 7, 2022 - As per the report in The International News, in the documentary, Debbie Rowe admitted that she had worked for the famous dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein, who gave Michael Jacks... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthOverdoseSept 13 2022Trauma
Quote of the Week – Olivia Newton-John “Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think.” – Olivia Newton-John... Read More...Aug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerCompassiongrammy winnerquote of the week