by Max Vernon 1. Alexandra Drewchin- “Frankie Lee”: I first met Alexandra on the 6 Train on my way to the Lower East Side for an open mic. She initiated a rather random conversation with me about ferns, baby elephants in Sri Lanka, and Roberta Flack. Needless to say, I thought she was insane and my New Yorker instinct told me to be wary and possibly … [Read more...] about Get Out of Jail Free: Max’s Five Song Picks
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A Talk with The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players
by Max Vernon The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players cross a lot of borders. They’ve been startling and delighting audiences with their multi-media hybrid of music and slide photography for nearly seven years, and while their songs may recall Raffi in their naiveté, a closer listening reveals shockingly astute political and social … [Read more...] about A Talk with The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players
politburo technocrats and prophesizing maniacs
by Max Vernon It seems we're all on our own when push comes to shove no one around, and no one above To save us from the evil and the malcontent, the trigger happy governments With bombs pointed at us So you, walk fast in the face of a threat It's always a gamble to some extent We're taking away the cameras and the "criminals" The cultures and the … [Read more...] about politburo technocrats and prophesizing maniacs
Interview with an Intelligent Teenager
Letter from Los Angeles by Linda Sandoval and Max Vernon Linda says: I first met Max Vernon at a birthday party. He was fifteen at the time. During lunch he stood up and without apology or embarrassment gave an improvised and heartfelt speech in praise of his friend who was turning sixteen. This in front of a … [Read more...] about Interview with an Intelligent Teenager