We had to take one bus trip for eight hours. It was a nice bus, leather seats and all that. read more

We had to take one bus trip for eight hours. It was a nice bus, leather seats and all that. But eight hours on a bus? That's crazy man.

There are good kids here at Stone High. They always played hard. I have had a lot of good times. read more

There are good kids here at Stone High. They always played hard. I have had a lot of good times. It's been a valuable experience for me.

Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I've experienced read more

Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I've experienced them both.

But now we have bought the film back and it will be shown in Paris in the original version for read more

But now we have bought the film back and it will be shown in Paris in the original version for the first time in the next couple of months.

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance read more

Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

This was an unwarranted and vicious attack.

This was an unwarranted and vicious attack.

This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music, not only across genres read more

This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music, not only across genres but across generations as well.

Homelessness among seniors is a tragedy we never want to see happen. Fortunately, the city does not have a large read more

Homelessness among seniors is a tragedy we never want to see happen. Fortunately, the city does not have a large population of seniors without permanent housing, and although we have seen a slight increase - less than one-half percent - they make up less than 3 percent of the city's homeless population overall.