Rock 'N Ride: The Journey Continues

Let's face it... The Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Peabodys and yes, the Tonys have often been places to make a political and cultural statement, going back decades. Broadway has had 'Angels in America,' 'Rent,' 'Wicked,' 'Hamilton,' 'Golden Boy,' 'South Pacific,' 'Showboat,' etc. etc. I could go on and on. Broadway has tried to confront racism, homophobia, anti-semitism. It has often succeeded and sometimes, failed miserably. Sunday's Tonys had a fail. And I'm talking about Robert DeNiro. In the 'bleep' heard 'round the world,  DeNiro did more to split the nation then bring it together. yes, he's entitled to his opinion, just like Sacheen Littlefeather was when she appeared at the 1973 Oscars to  use Marlon Brando's Oscar to point out the injustices put upon the native American population in our country. And she was booed, by those 'elitist' award goers. But she delivered a message. was i...

In the past few weeks and days, the buzzards have been circling John McCain. I wrote a column last year about one candidate looking to fill the seat. To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen, “ I do not really know John McCain, John McCain is not a friend of mine,  but most of you are NOT John McCain.” Enough with RINO. Enough with these sanctimonious attacks. John McCain has been a true American. And I am a Democrat. Let me tell you what I know. I’m angry he did not step up to support S528 which grants unpaid leave to parents who have lost a child. I lost a child. I have said so publicly in my columns for The Arizona Republic . But you always knew where he stood. I did not agree often. But he was deep in his conviction. I met him once when my wife and I were introduced to him by his wife Cindy. I was Chairman of the AZ Governor's Film and Television Commission and she was one of my commissioners.I have great respect for her as a person, businesswoman and thought ...

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9 days in search of something. Some have said it better than I. “If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with.” "In the end you don't so much find  yourself  as you find someone who knows who you are. Don't spend all of your time trying to FIND  yourself . Spend your time CREATING yourself  into a person that you'll be proud of." “I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.”  “Life is painful and messed up. It gets complicated at the worst of times, and sometimes you have no idea where to go or what to do. Lots of times people just let themselves get lost, dropping into a wide open, huge abyss. But that's why we have to keep trying. We have to push through all that hurts us, work past all our memories that are haunting us. Sometimes the things that hurt us are the things that make us str...

Friday, May 18. After 9 days on the road, I found myself back in the direction of home. There must have been a reason. I woke up about 6:45 and called California Highway Patrol, trying to find out the status of Interstate 10E to Phoenix. It was still down to one lane and the officer said: "Ever been to the Salton Sea?" I always wanted to go there. It is the largest dead sea, and not just because of the salt. Even Great Salt Lake has a few fish from runoff and you can even float in the Dead Sea in Israel. But this one is deader than a doornail. " The  Salton Sea was formed  in 1905 when massive flooding caused the Colorado River to break through an irrigation canal headwork and flow freely into the  Salton  Basin for 18 months." It has a rich history, having been a huge vacation spot in the 40's and 50's, complete with hotels, aquatic shows, skiing mermaids and more. Then the petrol,pesticides and chemicals came in and within just a few years, every f...