Author Archives: Steve-O

Nick Cave for the Holidays

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Steve-O

Nick Cave is the exceptionally talented singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and performer who is most well known for leading Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. In “The Red Hand Files” series, Cave entertains questions from fans around the world. Allow me … Continue reading →

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Denzel Washington, Man on Fire

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Steve-O

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has written a fascinating portrait of Denzel Washington and his upcoming film, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” As has been my custom for the last 30 years, I am most intrigued by elements of religion … Continue reading →

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Life Vests and Torpedoes

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard Some of the most emotional moments broadcast on television are when deployed military parents return unexpectedly to surprise their kids coming home from school, during a musical recital, or at a graduation. Sheer joy boils over and … Continue reading →

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Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board, dies at 86

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Steve-O

With the most vivid memories, I recall the first time I rode a Boogie Board in the Pacific Ocean. Like so many other young Southern California kids, I was out trying to learn the rhythm of the sea – waiting … Continue reading →

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Bright Light in Montgomery

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard The sun was bright and unforgiving as I paid my respects at the gravesite of Hank Williams on a bluff in Montgomery, Alabama. A cowboy hat would have helped. The heat was a far cry from the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Duke

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Steve-O

Pretty stoked to be in Hawaii on Duke Kahanamoku’s 131st birthday. It would be have been a great gift to him to know that Carissa Moore won the first gold medal in surfing at the Tokyo Olympics. She did Hawaiians proud. … Continue reading →

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The return of Emy Lee

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Steve-O

Many years ago when high school life was simple and zesty in the early 1980s, I was more than mildly obsessed with an Orange County rockabilly band called the Red Devils. My friend Jonny Ray slapped a blonde doghouse bass … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Sir Richard

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Steve-O

Daredevil. Entrepreneur. Astronaut. Congratulations to Sir Richard Branson for his pioneering flight aboard Virgin Galactic’s spectacular voyage to the edge of space this morning – more than 53 miles above the earth. Quite an accomplishment. Back in 2005, I encountered … Continue reading →

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Remembering John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Steve-O

Twenty years after his death, it is an exceptional day to remember John Lee Hooker, a blues guitar legend and King of the Boogie (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001). For fans like me, he first emerged on to … Continue reading →

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Pauley Perrette and the Psych Ward Sirens

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard A dagger went through my heart as I recently watched an NCIS rerun and was abruptly reminded how much I miss photographing roller derby. During the opening credits of season 6 and 7 of NBC’s top-shelf show, … Continue reading →

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