mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | October 9th, 2009
Of Road Dogs And Lives Lost And Saved (Part 2 of 2)
By Rich Ferguson
Picture the scene: I was twenty-four. My San Francisco band was on tour. The night in question: we’d just finished playing the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, opening for The Celibate Rifles. The show had gone extremely well. Me, manning drums. Dave on guitar, Jim on bass. A great big rush and [...]
Of Road Dogs And Lives Lost And Saved (Part 1 of 2)
By Rich Ferguson
Picture the scene:
I was fourteen—a confused puberty stew of zits, girl craziness, cracking voice, and crippling shyness. It was summer. My family and I were spending a week in a small Wisconsin town. My dad had driven me to a swimming area across the lake from our cabin. He told me he’d pick [...]
The Music of You (aka: The Mix Tape I Hear Whenever I See Your Face – Vol. 1)
Please enjoy this post by our very own Richard Ferguson from TheNervousBreakdown.com. – Erika Rae, Irresponsibles Editor
1. “Supernatural Superserious” – R.E.M.
It starts like this: the immediate slash and burn of guitar. And a voice reminding us that there was once a time in our lives when we were ghosts, so supernatural/superserious in the face of this [...]
When You Read This I Hope You Know It’s About You
Because Nick Belardes has Irresponsibly given me the editorial reigns for a spell, I am posting this piece by the lyrical master, Rich Ferguson, from the TheNervousBreakdown.com. – Erika Rae
When you read this I hope you know it’s about you. Cause whenever I’ve tried to be your friend all you’ve done is stabbed me in [...]
Persephone Rising
It started like this.
I decided to move in with my girlfriend. It was the first time I’d ever done this before. After years of living with parents and crazy roommates—like that bald, porn aficionado in San Francisco who’d keep his toupee in the bathroom sink, or that West Hollywood biker dude who’d bring women home [...]
