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“If you feel blocked, do not turn to others, but look inside, in silence, for the enemy of your progress.” — Jeff Buckley
For Jeff Buckley’s Birthday First: My brother Brendan, in his 50 Best Albums list, which I posted here during 2020, wrote about Grace. But it’s about so much more. It’s about the time in which Grace came out, and what … Continue reading
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50 Best Albums, by Brendan O’Malley, #19. Jeff Buckley, Grace
My talented brother Brendan O’Malley is an amazing writer and actor. He’s wonderful in the recent You & Me, directed by Alexander Baack. (I interviewed Baack about the film here.) His most recent gig was story editor/writer on the hit … Continue reading
Love at First Sight: I do not recommend it. Exhibit A.
Grace Note (or: Love In a Time of Constitutional Crisis) This story could only have taken place during the month when our country was without a leader. The 2000 election recount was the national theme, and it filtered down to … Continue reading
Jeff Buckley, In Memory
This is for my sister Jean, who called me at 7:30 am today to tell me that today is the 10 year anniversary of Jeff Buckley’s death. Jeff Buckley at the Green Mill On a rainy night in Chicago many … Continue reading