Steve Azar has an infectious kind of positive energy. When he’s excited about a project or a song, he practically bounces off the walls and you wonder if he ever sits down – or finds time to sleep. Azar was born in the Mississippi Delta – the birthplace of the blues. When he was ten …
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Abstract Artist Ginger Thomas: There are no ‘mistakes’, just layers
The first thing you notice about Ginger Thomas’ home is how relaxing and soothing it is. Various shades of blues and turquoise flow from room to room, just like the ocean that inspires her abstract art. “I love the water – oceans, rivers, lakes, being on the water, being outside,” Ginger said. “I use a …
Tower of Power’s Jerry Cortez: ‘Stay True to Yourself’
The weather outside was stormy but it was nothing compared to the atmosphere inside the Delta Sky Club in Salt Lake City. Flights had been delayed or grounded and scores of passengers were mad as hell. Some were yelling at ticket agents. Some were being nasty to the wait staff. Some were yelling into phones. …
Stories of Hope: Nazis, Cancer and Southern Gardening
Most of my adult life has been spent as a nomad, wandering from town to town every two years which just so happens to be the length of a television news contract. I was very good at decluttering and packing, but I was terrible at putting down roots. Secretly, I was afraid of planting myself …
Stories of Hope: A Manifesto
I’m really good in a crisis. I can put aside shock and horror and attend to the situation at hand. Need direct pressure on a wound? Check. Want someone calm to call 911. I’m your gal. It’s called compartmentalizing – where you take your feelings or shock and put them in a box – over …