John Steinbeck, chronicler of the Depression-era common man, has created many indelible characters, but few resonate with us with the impact of those odd couple drifters, George Milton and Lennie Small, in Of Mice and Men. A symbiotic team where most migrant workers are loners, scrappy, parental George is unusually protective of hulking, slow-witted Lennie. For quite … [Read more...]
Despite new blindness, jazz guitarist Golub remains thankful
When New York City-based guitarist Jeff Golub takes the stage Saturday to close out the International Polo Club's two-day Saddle Up for JazzFest Wellington event, much about the experience will be familiar to him. As he has for more than 35 years, the 56-year-old guitarist will hear the ebbs and flows within the music, feel the power surge from his electric instrument through … [Read more...]