Here's a little something I wrote after opening for Adrian Belew over 16 years ago. ~rh Well, the Adrian Belew show was in-credible,...

As many of you already know, I am writing a book about the Grateful Dead. As of now, I have already written over 45,000 words and I...

Back in 2017 my old friend Blake Ross and I started talking about doing a podcast together. After some deliberation we settled on the...

Early in 2023, I started writing a book about Ace Frehley. Though it has been shelved for the time being, I promise I will return to it...

Three nights ago I dreamt about being a college student who nearly got busted for possession of weed. In reality my college career lasted...

THE MAN WHO LEFT THE BAND written and recorded on June 27, 2014 Some say he left for home but his family waited and he never showed. He...

SILVER ZEN COYOTE 1st draft Part 1: The old Hempstead house stood empty on a tree covered hillside for decades. It leaned and groaned...

It's finally time to publish THE HEAVY METAL COOKBOOK. [cue thunder.] AC/DC’s “Back In Blackened Chicken” Motley Crue’s “Shout At The...

CROSS OVER THE RIVER written by Ric Hickey November 29, 2018 Let us cross over the river and rest in the shade of those trees The sun...

My grandfather Malcolm was a farmer. He was born and raised in rural Statesville, Tennessee (about 70 miles east of Nashville), where he...

FROG IN A POND Wish I was a frog in a pond, Wish I was a frog in a pond Froggy in a pond inna’ hot summer sun Wish I was a frog in a pond...

How blessed were we fans of real, live music in those days? The following is a partial list of concerts I saw in 1986: January 3,...

Cheap Trick performed at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 24, 1988. I met them backstage before the show. As I recall, several...

July 2, 1986 – Bob Dylan & Tom Petty & Grateful Dead at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, OH I attended this show with my dear friend Chris...

It is nothing short of a miracle that Mick Jagger still sounds this good. But the material on the Rolling Stones new album Hackney...

November 4, 1981 – Foreigner & Billy Squier at Riverfront Coliseum The New York Times said, "Foreigner preened like demigods... Billy...

May 12, 1980 – Frank Zappa on the Dick Cavett Show My introduction to Frank Zappa, I saw this on TV in a hotel room on vacation with my...

December 11, 1981 – The Rolling Stones at Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY My next door neighbor Tom & his girlfriend Donna took me to this...

The 1975 Fender Telecaster Deluxe has always been the only electric guitar for me. My first guitar was actually a Fender Bronco. Similar...