James BigBoy Medlin / Art by Dan Hubig
- Feb 23, 2019
- 3 min
WHY NOT? / National Emergencies?
If George Washington had declared a National Emergency he might have abolished political parties. In his farewell address he called...
James BigBoy Medlin / Art Dan Hubig
- Jan 10, 2019
- 2 min
WHY NOT? / Wall to Wall Nuttiness
By the time you read this the “Wall” controversy may have changed. Trump may have declared a National Emergency in order to detract from...
James BigBoy Medlin
- Dec 24, 2018
- 2 min
WHY NOT? / Breaking News
It’s been hard to keep up with the fast-breaking stories at year’s end. I may have confused a few events, but here’s a capsule review....
James BigBoy Medlin / Art Dan Hubig
- Dec 20, 2018
- 8 min
WHY NOT? / The Brain Trust (Early Days)
On an unseasonably warm (is warm ever “unseasonable” any more?) day in mid-October 2015, Travis Redfish headed North in his orange 1970...
George Rains
- Oct 18, 2018
- 14 min
Life by the Beat / Stories from the Road, Vol. 1
George Rains has had a life fuller than most, as exemplified both by his great musical reputation and by the following stories, each told...
James 'BigBoy' Medlin
- Aug 22, 2018
- 8 min
WHY NOT? / Et Tu Ted: End of the Trump Era
As loath as I am to relate stories that may be lacking in veracity, I feel compelled to share this narrative. Very recently, an...