Author Hemingway at Eighteen, Literary Alchemist (bio of Evan Connell). Pres: Biographers Int'l. Culture columnist (KC Studio), jazz hound, traveler.
Kansas City, MO
Joined February 2009
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Oh oh, I might have started something: In Search of Gale Zoe Garnett: A Literary Haunting open.substack.com/pub/stevep…
A recent obsession, now posted: How Billie Holiday Hovers Over Bob Dylan’s Sound open.substack.com/pub/stevep… @bobdylan @bobdylancenter @DefDylan
Boston Triptych: On Books, Writers, and Art open.substack.com/pub/stevep… #boston #icaboston #hemingway #gellhorn #thecorrespondent
Not posting much here lately but find my @bobdylan take from the Omaha show open.substack.com/pub/stevep… @DefDylan
A little quick hit for the magazine.
Arts News | Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, the Belgian art and engineering team proposing a large-scale installation around the rebuilt Barney Allis Plaza came up with a brilliant plan. #KansasCity @sbpaul kcstudio.org/new-public-artw…
Steve Paul retweeted
See Hear: @sbpaul on Rambling Around the Arts | Tiffany Meesha Thompson, via her public-art consulting business, Petrichor Projects, was engaged by the city to help bring a new look and a long-term solution to Barney Allis Plaza.
kcstudio.org/public-art-proj…
Steve Paul retweeted
See Hear: @sbpaul on Rambling Around the Arts | "I’m happy to report that the spirit of what we think of as folk music — in the general, wide-view scope of it — and the legacy of the octogenarian Nobel laureate @bobdylan seem to be alive and well."
kcstudio.org/the-vibes-and-m…
The post-movie Dylan (and Baez) echoes remain strong on the musical landscape. @bobdylan
See Hear: @sbpaul on Rambling Around the Arts | "I’m happy to report that the spirit of what we think of as folk music — in the general, wide-view scope of it — and the legacy of the octogenarian Nobel laureate @bobdylan seem to be alive and well."
kcstudio.org/the-vibes-and-m…
Can't argue with this. But still not paying to be here....
people ask me why I continue at Twitter where my tweets are viewed by probably less than one dozen people, & responses are limited to even fewer; & why the number of (so-called) followers has been dropping daily for a long time.
short answer: I have a number of old Twitter friends with whom I want to stay in contact; & also, Bluesky seems limited also, as least for me.
still, a few good friends are far more precious than thousands of "friends."
Hadn't planned to write this, but was moved by the moment...
Music Review by @sbpaul | The recent collaboration between the gifted pianist @helensung & @bacharia was an inspired move. It also involved the co-sponsorship of @thefollytheater, which scheduled the concert as part of its Folly Jazz Series.
kcstudio.org/helen-sung-and-…
Yes, well done and good reading. TY.
.@bobdylan I spoke with your boss. Your very first manager, to be exact.
Could have spent hours on the phone with Terri Thal - here’s a bit of my interview with her:
ultimateclassicrock.com/terr…
My latest column: An expanded future for the @nelson_atkins?
See Hear: @sbpaul on Rambling Around the Arts | As @nelson_atkins approaches its centennial, its leadership is focusing again on the importance of architecture and the ways it can enhance our connections to art. kcstudio.org/the-nelson-atki…
Steve Paul retweeted
See Hear: @sbpaul on Rambling Around the Arts | As @nelson_atkins approaches its centennial, its leadership is focusing again on the importance of architecture and the ways it can enhance our connections to art. kcstudio.org/the-nelson-atki…
This is part two of an extended column about EdK, the JFK portrait, and a poet's coincidental quest.
See Hear: @sbpaul on Rambling Around the Arts | On Feb. 11, 1965, Harry S. Truman met the painter Elaine de Kooning for the first time as she presented her new portrait of another American president, John F. Kennedy, to @TrumanLibrary in Independence. kcstudio.org/many-american-s…
My take on the new Dylan movie.
Film Review by @sbpaul | As a slice-of-life biography of cultural giant @bobdylan, director James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” must walk a line, as it were, between two audiences.
kcstudio.org/doing-dylan-a-c…
How much for dinner w: Laura Loomer?
Donors who give $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration can expect to receive perks including a dinner with Melania Trump.
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Why the f does @kcstar think its readers need to know this tragic news from elsewhere. Your lack of real priorities, a longterm trend, of course, is quite sad these days.
2-year-old girl killed in hit-and-run crash, NC cops say. Now, her dad is charged kansascity.com/news/nation-w…
