Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 8, 2012 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

“It’s like the story of the Golden Temple: A guy fell in love with it and burned it down. He couldn’t stand the idea of it falling apart as it got older, and now the Golden Temple exists in perfect form forever. It became a myth.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 7, 2012 in Blog, Politics, Rants and Raves |

I have a question for you, Mitt.
“How does it feel to be your party’s 8th-round draft choice?”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 6, 2012 in Blog, Politics |

I follow politics because it’s great entertainment. It’s the national theater of our society — and there’s a performance every day and night.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 5, 2012 in Blog, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews |

Several of Las Vegas’ top musicians — virtually all of whom play the expensive headliner shows at the biggest casinos — gather from time to time and put on an impromptu jamming session. Led by longtime bandleader and trumpeter Lon Bronson, his “All-Star Band” often has a dozen or more of the best session musicians in the city on a single stage.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 4, 2012 in Blog, Personal |

Monte (August 2012)
This is the story of a man I barely know and how that man changed my life. He died of cancer in October 202o. I was blessed to be able to speak at his funeral in Seattle and tell others how wonderful he was. R.I.P.
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