by Jeff Maisey | Mar 31, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Recently, perhaps because Easter is right around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about the lessons of the Gospels. First, a little background. When I was growing up, church was an important part of my life—the Episcopal Church, that is. I...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten. ~ Plato, The Republic. Lately, for a variety of reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
Whatever you’re doing musically, do it well. And whatever else you have to do in life is going to follow suit. It just works that way. ~ Jazz musician Clark Terry. By Tom Robotham One of the most inspiring documentaries I’ve ever seen is Keep on Keepin’ On,...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 1, 2014 | Robotham
By Tom Robotham I’ve loved journalism for as long as I can remember, and I suppose I have my father to thank for that. The New York Times was a daily presence in our house when I was growing up, and my father read it each morning with the concentration of a rabbi...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 1, 2014 | Robotham
By Tom Robotham The Emperor shivered, for he suspected they were right. But he thought, ‘This procession has got to go on.’ So he walked more proudly than ever, as his noblemen held high the train that wasn’t there at all. ~ Hans Christian Andersen, The...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 1, 2014 | Robotham
By Tom Robotham Last month in this space, I took Norfolk officials to task for claiming in a new vision statement that our humble town “is America’s vibrant, heritage port city where people of all backgrounds and ages are actively transforming their neighborhoods,...
