by Scott Feldstein | Friday, July 24, 2020 | music, personal
Forty years ago AC/DC released Back In Black, their first album since lead singer Bon Scott tragically passed away. It was unknown how well his replacement, Brian Johnson, would fill the position. When the album was released, the issue was settled. It was AC/DC’s...
by Scott Feldstein | Saturday, March 9, 2019 | personal
Last year I decided to write an autobiography. I started, as you might expect, at the beginning–with my childhood. I got to high school about 10,000 words in, and then I stopped. The problem? I began to run into unflattering things about myself and I wondered how...
by Scott Feldstein | Wednesday, March 6, 2019 | personal
This afternoon I started to feel pretty good about this not smoking thing. I mean, not just in a theoretical sense. Not just because it was good for me or that I was saving lots of money–but because I felt for the first time like I was winning. I felt like smoking a...
by Scott Feldstein | Monday, March 4, 2019 | personal
You’d think that by week three of not smoking I’d be feeling pretty great. But the truth is, I feel like shit. I have sinus congestion. My allergies appear to be worse. I cough quite a bit, still. I’m always on edge. And I have dizzy spells. These are particularly bad...
by Scott Feldstein | Saturday, March 2, 2019 | personal
I quit smoking. Aside from a five year period in my mid-30s, I’ve smoked for pretty much the last three decades. But I have quit again. This is day 15, and everything has gone pretty well so far–except a week ago Saturday. I don’t know what happened. I had...
by Scott Feldstein | Sunday, December 23, 2018 | personal
About three weeks ago I got hit by a car. Like, while I was walking. As a pedestrian. Not in my car. I had just come from Trinity Lutheran Church where I had been listening to my friends sing a Christmas Cantata. After I got done congratulating them, I got in my car...
