John Trimble Essays on
Music, Bands, and the World at Large

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Crushing on Vince Mendoza and the Metropole Orchestra

Think way back to when you were dating and things seemed to be going well and then suddenly your date blurted something, probably something trivial like “I loved Cancun but why can’t they speak American?” or “ I really like country music,” something that you knew you could never un-hear. Of course, you were still going to try to sleep with her but you knew there was now no other end game. Some things cannot be overlooked. Conversely, think about a different, happier outcome with someone else where you got to the fifth or sixth evening together and despite that …  [ read more ]

Essay List:

  • The Tragedy of Slow Motion
  • Crushing on Vince Mendoza and the Metropole Orchestra
  • The Memory Sherpa Sticks His Thumb Out
  • Joe Radovich
  • Three Weddings and a Tour de Donut
  • The Memory Sherpa
  • Cafe Bombay
  • On Phil Howard and Soft Machine
  • Sound Check
  • John’s Gear
  • Robert Wyatt: An Appreciation
  • It’s the Mole! On Matching Mole
  • JFK: The Fifth Beatle
  • Why Jimi Matters
  • Phantom
  • Squeaky
  • Cosmo
  • The Road Ends in Water