Lee Jones

A few years ago, the Corona beer people had an ad campaign where they basically stated the company’s position on immigration as this: “You’re welcome to come to the United States, so long as you bring a party.” This campaign ran right around Cinco de Mayo, which they used as an example of what they [...]

It was all Rosie and Paul’s fault. Lisa was off-island and our exquisitely wonderful neighbors had invited me to a small dinner party at their house. Dinner at their house isn’t just dinner; it’s a celebration of community. I met their friends Matt and Rudi over the pre-dinner drinks. Ultimately we moved to the dining [...]

About 45 years ago, my great aunts, Clara and Alta Perkins, along with my grandmother (their sister) Mattie Jones, would routinely “can” things. My two most favorites were green beans and strawberry preserves. The strawberries were small wild ones that grew in the cow pastures. The preserves were nothing more than the berries, sugar, and [...]

James Kelly made a point back then, said, “What’s the point of sleepin; There’ll be time for that when we get done with the company we’re keepin.” -Tim O’Brien (“The Tide Flows into Milltown”) At our son’s wedding in June, our friend (and fellow Strawberry Koalan) Larry Chung told me that he’d be coming over [...]

If you have Tommy on your iPod, fire it up. Or fire up this: Tommy – Overture We saw Roger Daltrey at the Villa Marina a week ago. If you are our age and grew up on what is now known as “Classic Rock”, I don’t need to tell you who he was. He was [...]