THOMAS SMITHStaff Writer After serving in the U.S. Army for the past 34 years, Lt. Col. Tony Cason’s music career will march on as a visiting professor in the Fine Arts Division. Now retired, Cason has performed alongside well-known artists such as Duke Ellington, Pablo Cassals, James Mc-Cracken and Elvis Presley. At Pepperdine, Cason is a professor of music and conducts the … [Read more...] about Prof spends 15 years with Army band
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Authors’ lives make fascinating stories
GABE DURHAMStaff Writer These days, visiting a bookstore means all you see is David Sedaris this, Augusten Burroughs that. These writers have made a living off collections of personal essays, those books that tell little stories from a writer’s life and then supposedly show how the stories relate to a larger truth about the human condition. I’m a big boy. I can take larger … [Read more...] about Authors’ lives make fascinating stories
How to avoid the recording at the end of a voicemail greeting
KELSEY MAYSLiving Editor The Man — that supreme evildoer responsible for singed toast, traffic jams and income tax — is alive and well. In fact, he’s found himself a wife, a twisted woman just as nefarious as he. You hear her these days at the end of cell-phone voicemail greetings when, mildly disgruntled that your intended receiver is not available, you just want to leave a … [Read more...] about How to avoid the recording at the end of a voicemail greeting
True sports cars should be rear-wheel drive
GARRETT COMANStaff Writer The influx of cheaper import cars in the ’80s brought a dramatic shift to the way cars were built, and we’re just now recovering from the disastrous effects of the front-wheel-drive economy car. In the early ’80s, Toyotas and Hondas appeared with front-wheel drive. Folks then thought front-drivers were the new “sophisticated” way to get power to the … [Read more...] about True sports cars should be rear-wheel drive
‘Crown Jewel’ offers many gems
TEIGE MUHLFELDStaff Writer Whether it’s on the beach or the bluffs behind Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu real estate is hot on the market and selling for millions. Recent issues of three real estate magazines — “Homes & Lands,” “Malibu to Beverly Hills” and “Distinctive Homes, Malibu” — peg homes with extra acreage or beachfront properties to run from $4 million up past … [Read more...] about ‘Crown Jewel’ offers many gems
