It’s taken me a long time to figure this out. I am alive 44 years & it took me until recently to discover this. Why Ireland has such a hold on my soul. This story is why you keep searching for answers inside yourself & inside others – for yourself & for others. I was… Read More…

Scott, my brother, went off to college in the autumn of 1986. We’ve never quite talked about what it was like for him to be able to get away from our household, but I don’t doubt that it was a relief & release for him. I know when I left 4 years later – and… Read More…

My junior year at Emerson College in Boston, I lived across the hall from 3 girls who were pretty big music fans. The one young lady directly across from my room shared a pass-through bathroom with 2 others & I would find myself in their rooms late into the night talking music. One night, the… Read More…

To some degree, this is a continuation of my previous piece. It references the second band that I played that last night at KTSB-FM in Austin. I’ve written versions of this story before, but this has been edited & re-juxtaposed a good bit to appear fresh as a…well, you get it. It starts in the… Read More…

When I was a little kid, I was put off by the imagery of metal music. I did like some of the music, but I mostly did not & the imagery didn’t help at all. In hindsight, it sounds lame, frankly. But, I guess I chalk it up to my fairly strict catholic upbringing that… Read More…

As they say, ladies first…I am also writing this as someone who had been a fan of Kate Bush’s for years, but hadn’t quite realized the import her music had had on me until 2-3 years ago across her entire career, which coincides with nearly my entire lifetime. About a year or two ago, I… Read More…

I am a bit agog at beginning to write this only a few hours shy of the exact mark of 25 years since I left for college. This state of mind is not founded on the fact that I cannot do the math – clearly, just above here, I did just that. No, it’s more… Read More…

I am forever in search of things that will bring me perspective – whether that’s the beautiful sunrises & sunsets I am so fortunate to catch glimpses of & share so many days, or the perspective music, film & art bring to my mind & life. About 10 days ago in August, I saw something… Read More…

There are all kinds of heroes in this world. The folks whom you admire for taking a stand against injustice, people who inspire you to create things to inspire others & those who spark some sort of emotion in your heart. Lou Gehrig was the latter for me. Make no mistake about it, Lou was… Read More…

Is it possible to erase a date from the calendar? I mean, an actual day? Is it possible for humanity — at my request — to simply jump from February 23rd to February 25th moving forward? I ask this because two men whose work I’ve adored in my lifetime died on this date. One of these men you know… Read More…

50 years ago today, America began to lose its innocence. This is not to say that we were some angelic state of 50 states — far from it. It took us 80 or so years to abolish slavery, another 50 years or so until women could vote. I won’t even address some of the, as I call… Read More…

I decided to pick Christmas to post this piece about the Pope’s recent tirade about gay people.  The quote that jumped out to me was this: Pope says same-sex marriage is destroying the ‘essence of humanity’ If they’re human, how can they destroy any essence of themselves? I’d like to point out that I have… Read More…

Unlike many, I welcome turning 40 this year. For me, this is something to really celebrate. I see it as a privilege & to some degree a luxury.  So many aren’t so lucky… I’ve been very fortunate in my 40 years on this planet. As a kid, I traveled the US pretty extensively. I got… Read More…

When the attacks on September 11th happened, I said in its wake to my friends and family all over the country:  “There isn’t a New Yorker, and maybe an American and maybe even a citizen of the world who won’t know someone directly impacted by these attacks.”  This is a story about one of these… Read More…

  I post this every year on this day.  I’ve updated some details.  I will post one more piece about 9/11 and its remnants later today or soon. 9/11 for me really starts the Sunday night of 9/9/01.  My wife and I were headed home from the Jersey shore that night after visiting my grandmother… Read More…

9/11 for me really starts the Sunday night of 9/9/01.  My wife and I were headed home from the Jersey shore that night after visiting my grandmother for a few days.  As we approached the Lincoln Tunnel – the one closest to midtown – I remarked that I’d never noticed how far it really seemed… Read More…

I have yet to write about the new Stadium. I have been busy and not writing as often as much as I’d have liked of late. I am writing this on my way up to the new Stadium. I have to admit, I only sorta like the new place. As one of my broadcast heroes… Read More…

I so rarely write in the evenings here. As some of you know, I was relieved of my duties at Yahoo! a few weeks ago. I am proud of the work I did there, in spite of the personal and professional challenges I faced while I was there. I am still very proud of having… Read More…

I am on my way up to Boston for a 2-day business trip. As I make my way, I see on Facebook and Twitter all sorts of holiday greetings over Easter and Passover. All of this makes me happy to be a heathen. Don’t get me wrong, I begrudge no one their beliefs in the… Read More…

As I write this, I am plodding along the 4 line…to pick up my car for a lunch meeting in Connecticut. Let me first say that my mother is a nurse, and when she was an active nurse, she was a good one. That being said, the Hippocratic oath – ‘First, do no harm…’ –… Read More…

I was really shocked when I read Gawker yesterday about the comments from the head (whose name escapes me – I am writing this 50 feet underground!) of the Anti-Defamation League about Bernie Madoff. Now, yesterday also coincided with me finding out about a close friend and her entire family of mine having been raped… Read More…

This morning I want to speak about music and the state of things. So, I may have said the other day that I studied to be a music producer in college. I worked with bands and musicians of all stripes and varieties. I really enjoyed this process and when I got out of school, I’d… Read More…

The last few weeks have been nearly idyllic here in New York City. The subways have been pretty quiet, the sidewalks (at least in the areas I live and work – I tweeted recently about how Midtown was bedlam the week of New Year’s) have been very quiet. I had started to wonder if the… Read More…

With having had a bunch of new people following me on Twitter and through Posterous in recent weeks, I wanted to be sure to sort of re-introduce myself to you all and give you some idea about me.  I am Andre Archimbaud (thus, arshimbo) and I am 36 and live in New York City. I… Read More…

I was watching the Sunday Night Football game post-game show (having no baseball on TV this time of year makes me yearn for some sort of competitive showing!) and I saw a defensive end for the Vikings getting interviewed by the talented, yet seriously diminutive Andrea Kremer. As I watched this interview, I noticed that… Read More…

When I woke up this morning, I had the best idea of what I was going to write. Trouble is, I forgot what the hell that was. So, once again, like any decent jazz man, I am wingin’ it. I do think that I forgot my topic today because frankly, there is a ton to… Read More…

Good morning, all. I want to spend a few short lines on what I call the little things. The little things are those things in your life that cannot be replicated in someone else’s. I am a stickler for a few good, little things. I am a stickler for saying ‘good morning’ and ‘good night.’… Read More…

I watched last night’s ’60 Minutes’ interview of Barack Obama. As I have gotten to see more of this man, I see less of what I thought I disliked. I know that’s a queer thing to say, but…a year ago, I was unsure of who this guy was. Trust me, it had little to nothing… Read More…

I do not know if I’ve seen gloomier Fall weather than what we’ve seen the last few weeks in New York. It has rained so much, been so dark, overcast and – as stated – gloomy. I like the seasons a lot. Having grown up in Texas, where any real seasonality is 6 weeks of… Read More…

In the run-up to the actual presidential election, I wrote a little bit about Sarah Palin. I said what I said in an effort to shed light on the fact that I preferred to see someone in the White House who was happy to admit what he or she didn’t know – but was smart… Read More…

I really missed writing in this space yesterday. I know I didn’t write for 2 weeks while my mom was ill, but I have made a habit of this. They do say that you need to do anything for 3 weeks before it becomes a habit. Let’s put it this way, and I think it… Read More…

As I said last week, I hate people who hate Mondays. I am tired of people who have this preconceived idea of what a certain day of the week is like (or should be like). Talk about putting yourself behind the 8-Ball. A week later, I still feel that way. I also hate it when… Read More…

I have started taking the train a little later in the morning. I really enjoy getting a seat or having a little breathing room – if I don’t get a seat. Thankfully, I work for a group that is not overly hardcore about being in at 8:30 or earlier. I don’t have much to say… Read More…

I think one of the most potentially scary things about the new technology is that we will eat our young. I was at The Hatchery last night. This is one of the leading edge tech-collaborators in New York. One of the most concerning aspects of some of their presenters is that most of these companies… Read More…

I don’t have too much time to write this morning. My train was made an express and so I have to write fast. In short, last night was memorable. I cannot wait to see what changes do come. I am confident that many shall. I cannot get over the fact that we’ve all suffered through… Read More…

As ypu know, I normally write in the mornings on the way to my job with a major internet company. Today, I worked from home in the morning so I could be certain to vote after the morning rush and the evening crush. I have to admit, I got a little bit of a catch… Read More…

Good morning, world! I want to be very clear in my message this morning. I hate people who hate Mondays. I am an ‘up’ and positive person. I often times call myself a 24-hour person. One of my favorite singer/songwriters, John Gorka, wrote a song called ‘Night Is A Woman.’ The chorus of which goes… Read More…

When I was a kid, I cannot remember – for the life of me – ever seeing an adult dressed for Halloween. My mother was a cashier and service desk clerk at Kmart…and even there they didn’t dress-up. So, it eludes me that adults continue to do this today. Trust me, it’s not as if… Read More…

I had to use the DVR last night to record the Obama infomercial. I really liked it. I was mostly glad that it was nothing like the Ross Perot infomercial from 1992. I have said this to a number of people, but this year’s cycle (and yes, I know that 20 months is more than… Read More…

One of the things I truly love about New York is the subway system. Yes, I know it’s busy, crowded, occasionally stinky (I just left 59th Street and some people I know call that the stinkiest station ever.) But what I love about the MTA is not their budget guffaws but the fact that when… Read More…

Good morning fine people. I am pleased to be back in NYC today and coming to you from the subway again. The last 16 days have been pretty horrendous. The first part was finding out that my mother had a cancerous tumor in her brain. No matter how operable it is, it still sounds bad… Read More…

So, today, I come to you from the infamous Carey bus that takes one from New York City to the local airports. I am headed to JFK to go to Houston (ironic, given the tone of my Dallas piece, yesterday) to see my mother in the hospital. We don’t see eachother very often, but she… Read More…

This is probably going to be a multi-day piece, just a hunch. I had the good and bad fortune of having been raised in Dallas, Texas. In 1979, my father’s company – like many of the time – were moving from the cooler climes of the northeast to places like Dallas, Houston or Atlanta. We… Read More…

I want you all to know that I’ve tried to be as true to the process of writing this blog as I possibly could be. I have written everything I’ve written in the time it takes me to travel from 86th Street to 14th Street on the subway in Manhattan. If ever I were to… Read More…

The front page of one of NYC’s free-dailies (one of the few markets that can sustain 2 of them, let alone all the paid for daily newspapers), it says ‘Evil Twin: Fey’s Palin impression has some wondering if SNL will sway the election.’ I would hope it does…and no one should be shocked if and… Read More…

One of the most galling things I see on a semi-regular basis is inauthentic behavior. The same experts I referred to yesterday who spoke about bloggers blogging (not to be confused with ‘lords-a-leaping’) talked about ‘authentic’ behavior on the part of advertisers, marketers and brands. What they said was, in effect, inauthentic brands do and… Read More…

Sadly, I have little to say today. I like to be a positive guy and there is not a lot to be positive about today. I mean, yes, it’s a gorgeous day here in New York City. It’s our first day of near cold temperatures. However, other than basking in the day, there’s little else… Read More…

I saw a story in the most recent ‘Gotham’ Magazine (with John Malkovich on the cover) about a new barber shop in The Village/SoHo area in Manhattan. I cannot recall the name off-hand, but the goal was to replicate a 1940s (or earlier) barber shop – with vintage, but refinished or new chairs – and… Read More…

In March of 1985, I ran for 8th Grade Class President. I was well-known, (I thought) well -liked and understood the issues. I went into the contest feeling that I had every chance of winning. I did not. I did not because two people did not vote for me – and one of them was… Read More…

As a preface, I am working on a major piece on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. I hope to have that up in the next week. I look forward to sharing it. So, as I write this, I am jammed into a downtown express train heading from 86th Street to Union Square. The train… Read More…

So, this morning as I am getting ready to head down the stairs to start my day, I reach to my hip to pull out my BlackBerry (the device I use to send all of these blogs), and it flies out of my hands and down a flight of stairs. The plastic, protective case around… Read More…

For those of you who KNOW me, I am no financial wizard. I, like many of you, spend a good amount of my hard-earned money. However, I’ve never spent more than I had – which the US government does with some regularity. So, with yesterday’s bailout backout, I was confused as to what and why…. Read More…

One quick note, before I get into the body of this piece. What a bust of a weekend. I barely left my apartment on account of the rain. So gross, humid and wet…today, however, seems to be much better – sun already. As most of you know Paul Newman died over the weekend. I will… Read More…

This is going to be one of many postings on music. I studied to be a music producer in college and but for the gigantic loans I had to pay back, I probably would have been. Music and baseball are my two primary passions – as I said in my posting earlier this week –… Read More…

Sorry to have missed posting yesterday. I was home sick and therefore was not on the train and therefore did not write. As I start this, I am uncertain what to say about anything. I could touch on this being the last weekend of the baseball season and while I do not have the rooting… Read More…

What a gorgeous morning in New York City. Fall is in the air, and I am wearing a tweed coat. That is one of the things I love about living in the Northeast – changing of the seasons. I’ve gotten a few messages from people asking me where ‘arshimbo.com’ comes from and what it means…. Read More…

I want to give you a little background on me…reasons to keep you coming back and reasons for you to understand what I do. To me, this series (Subway Stories) is simply an extension of me and what I do. I ride the train at least 2 times per day and observe some of the… Read More…

Starting today, I am going to file a week’s worth of pieces from the time I leave my home train station of 86th and Lexington Avenue to Union Square in Manhattan. Sometimes I take the express train, but most mornings, I take the local. The express can be really crowded and the local affords me… Read More…

So, I went to my last game at Yankee Stadium last night. What a time and what a gorgeous night. My wife and I have had tickets in pretty nice seats for the last 10 years. As much as these games have ever meant to her and us, they’ve always been restorative for me. Baseball… Read More…