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I Almost Prayed in Albuquerque: Bittersweet Symphony

In Summer 2007, I drove from San Diego to Cooperstown for Tony Gwynn’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This is Part 1 of a nine-part series covering the first day of my journey. Why, when people in New York hadn’t even returned from their parties yet, would I be getting up at this [...]

Surrender

Our name was going to be “Drop” — something to do with Madonna dropping a baby, I think; I never asked — but this is when every band in San Diego had a one-word name, so we went with “Ten Ton Pug” instead. Then every band in San Diego had a three-word name, and we [...]