July
In July, it’s Time to Get Serious about Play
One of Prince’s favorite ways to relax was to bike around Chanhassen and its parks. I hereby declare July the month of play. Prince took play seriously, and as evidence, I refer you to one of my all-time favorite videos, “Gangster Glam,” which dates from 1991. It...
I Appeared on TV and Here’s What Happened
This month has seen me spending a significant portion of my time driving back and forth to Chicago while streaming podcasts and Prince playlists and drinking Arnold Palmers. And when I say “significant portion,” I mean 28 hours of driving, to be exact. This is could...
Why You Need to Go Joyriding (Even If You Have a Ton of Responsibility)
Hey Dad, thanks for letting me borrow the car! July’s month of play is dragging on, and it’s complete drudgery. This weekend, I forced myself to go joyriding in my dad’s Firebird. As you can see from my expression, I was miserable. I have it on good authority that...
Dear Prince, You Sure Knew How to Play. As July Ends, I’m Exhausted — and Happy.
Princely caption contest: “1000 x’s and o’s” or “like a bunch of blind people playing tic tac toe …” You decide! Prince was a guy who knew how to let loose and play. And I don’t mean “play” as in play an instrument or a song or a show. That kind of playing was his...
Fun for the Sake of Fun Wraps Up a Playful July
You sure are pretty, Apollonia-ized friends! In the pursuit of living like Prince, I knew that I couldn’t end July’s month of play without hosting a gathering. Prince was an inveterate party-thrower who loved to bring people together, whether that was at the...