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

Excerpt from:

The Memory Sherpa Sticks His Thumb Out

He could not believe that people back East did not put salted peanuts in their Coke. I could not believe how completely f’d I would have been, could have been, should have been trying to cross Texas without him. When I first got into his truck and told him where I was heading he laughed and said, “You are in luck.” I had no idea.  [ 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