During a ceremony before the start of the varsity basketball game, Livermore High volunteer scorekeeper Peder Andersen 89, of Livermore, left, is honored by Livermore High's assistant boys varsity basketball coach Steve Orth, after Andersen's logged his

The pregame ceremony had ended and the pictures had been taken. Peder Andersen made his way to the scorer's table, maybe a little more slowly than he used to. The 89-year-old slid into place, just to the left of public address announcer Steve Goodman and

Speaking of the walking dead, I began thinking about this piece in the long shadow of Simon Reynolds’ Retromania, a meticulous account of how the recent past has perpetually reanimated itself into present popular culture. Reynolds argues that the hauntin

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) (Credit: CBS) WASHINGTON (CBS) — U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) read a speech on the House floor Tuesday, honoring 93XRT for its upcoming 40th anniversary, and Lin Brehmer for 20 years on the air at the station. “With so

Billy Joe Shaver LITTLE ROCK If only country music ventured into opera and not just the Grand Ole Opry, then the life of Billy Joe Shaver would be prime fodder for just such a musical tale. The 71-year-old, a legend in his own time and not just in his o

If you’re a lover of good music in your own backyard, you probably have heard the news: Bob Rose’s music festival has met its untimely demise. The festival started in 1983 as the Bridgeton Folk Festival — it was the great Steve Goodman’s las