2020 was the first year I went freelance full-time. Yeah, it’s been a wild one. Regardless, here are a few stories of mine from this year that I won’t soon forget writing...
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In one of three (!) stories I wrote about
@Metallica in 2020, I spoke to@RobertTrujillo about drive-in theaters, recording a concert with no fans, and a bunch of other stuff. He’s a real one.https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/metallica-rocks-bay-area-fans-with-first-screenings-of-pandemic-era-concert …Show this thread -
I got to talk to Chuck Sperry (
@Yosquirt), a legend of the Bay Area printmaking world. This was way cool.https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/slideshow/Bay-Area-rock-poster-artist-talks-working-in-an-202718.php …Show this thread -
Had a blast pestering
@sad13 about (what would eventually be confirmed as) my favorite album of the year!https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/sad13-details-ghosts-and-gear-behind-haunted-painting …Show this thread -
In my work on the cannabis beat, I strive to spotlight every equity operator who opens a dispensary in SF. In 2020, that included Reese Benton and Posh Green — SF’s first dispensary to be owned and operated by a Black woman.https://www.sfweekly.com/news/cannabis/sfs-first-black-woman-owned-dispensary/ …
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I’ve spoken to
@mkenneymusic about each of her past two records and I’ll gladly keep the streak going for as long as she’ll let me. What a talent. Buy Sucker’s Lunch people! It’s so very good.https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/madeline-kenney-probes-foolish-love-suckers-lunch …Show this thread -
I don’t know how I made it. By all accounts, I should have failed spectacularly. My sincerest thanks to those editors who have gone above and beyond to try and make things work. Ditto to
@bloomandoil for throwing me an anchor gig during a pandemic.Show this thread -
If you read any of these stories, shared them, etc., thanks! It honestly means the world. Virtual validation is an oxymoron but the folks behind those clicks are appreciated, no doubt. Also, if you want to hire me, my DMs are open. Ok, see ya in 2021!
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