I am fifty-four years old. I am not an athlete. I have never been to a football game above the high school level. (And only then because my daughter was in the band.) I have, however, stood six feet in front of Peter Green (of the original Fleetwood Mac) as he played the guitar solo to ‘Black Magic Woman’ through a tower of Wem Amplifiers that nearly blew the skin off my face with their sheer volume. A musically historic and defining moment for me. Different strokes for different folks.

Nowadays, this non-athlete rides a bike. Not because Jesus and Lance …more

There are no coincidences. I’ve been a big fan of Steve McCurry’s for a long time. He’s the photographer who shot the famous image of the Afghani girl for the cover of National Geographic in 1983 that brought major attention to what was happening in that part of the world. It has since become one of the most widely recognized photos of all time.

I heard a few weeks ago that he was having a show in Atlanta at the Besharat Gallery and made a note on my calendar to go see it. One thing led to another, and I kept …more