Take Me to the Go-Go

Taking a quick departure from my usual Adventures in Food & Family to reflect on the music of my youth: Go-Go.  Yesterday’s news of the passing of Chuck Brown took me straight back to my hometown of Arlington, VA and the music created and wholly owned in nearby Washington, DC.  Only those who grew up in…

An Anti-Mother's Day Tribute

I’m going to confess: I’m not a fan of Mother’s Day.  Hopefully it’s understandable given my mom died when I was nine (see my February tribute to her).  Because I was so young my memories of her are dim, so no Mother’s Day reflections of good times or loving tributes to the fabulous relationship we…