What’s black and white and read all over? I sure HOPE it’s my new column!
After something like two and a half years — TWO AND A HALF YEARS, folks! — I’ve finally landed a regular print gig again. I can’t believe it. But here’s the proof: Heat Bomb to Explode in Sarasota
Yes, folks, the Sarasota Herald Tribune has asked me to contribute a weekly column for its TICKET section — and I’ve happily agreed to do so. My first column appears in today’s paper, TICKET section, page 7E. I’m calling the column “After Hours” and it’s basically going to cover anything and everything that’s cool, interesting, fun, sexy — to do, see, hear, feel, taste, and think about it — in the “after hours” of life, meaning in the hours when we’re not working our noses to the proverbial grindstones to earn our livings. 
In other words, stuff that’s going on in the hours beyond the 9-5 workday, including weekends, nightlife, and even late night (oh, uh, does this mean I have to stay up past my usual bedtime?).
My launch story is about Trombone Shorty who will be in town this coming weekend at the Sarasota Blues Fest. The guy is supahot. You should go. Tell him MC sent you!
And, if you like the column — this one in today’s paper, or any future column — and feel like letting the guys at H-T know — you can drop a letter to the editor by just clicking here: Letter to the Editor at Sarasota H-T.
I’m happy as a hoolahoop and hope you’ll enjoy reading my new column — as much as I plan to enjoy writing it!