Jim Leyland, Judge Keith join in star-studded nightOctober 27, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressAs Jim Leyland made the rounds of the losing clubhouse last weekend, he got hugs and slaps from his players and ...Read More
4 a.m. Closing Time Won’t Make Us ChicOctober 7, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI work around drunk people. I always have. My earliest jobs were as a musician in nightclubs. I once played piano ...Read More
Going nuts at a down-south paceSeptember 29, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI took a car trip through the South last week. Driving along a two-lane Alabama road, my companion and I passed ...Read More
Two guns, two dead; is anything solved?September 23, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIn Missouri, two men got into an argument over a gambling debt. Later, the winner was flaunting the gold watch ...Read More
In living, keep your obituary in mindSeptember 17, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhat will they say about you when you're gone?I attended a funeral this past week of a woman named Sarah Lewis, ...Read More
Here’s why twerking leaves so many of us totally unmovedSeptember 17, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressLike any kid who grew up in the '60s and '70s, I have an uneasy relationship with dancing. I try to explain this ...Read More
Confessions and death, all at the touch of a screenAugust 11, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressGreek mythology says that Narcissus was so in love with his own reflection, he died staring at it. I wonder ...Read More
You know it’s over …when he’s filming youJuly 28, 2013 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe idea was simple. Hide a camera. Film someone in an embarrassing situation. At the end, have a nice guy come ...Read More