9-11: I went to see Michael Jackson with a girl named Christina at MSG the night before (with Whitney Houston! and Marlon Brando!) and we’d been out all night (Id taken the next day off work), we were at a bar in Queens when we saw it on the news, I took the last running train back to the city as my niece Louba was at work and I wanted to get her home safely… crossing 5th ave I watched WTC topple. Picked up Louba and no way out of the city we went on a pub crawl…
Foreign Policy: At the time of 9-11 I had this opinion, forged in the streets of Beirut. If somebody is trying to blow you up and you are trying to understand why, you are an idiot. At that level, life is simply: try and kill me and you are my enemy. That’s true whether it is US drones killing Afghanis or Islamic Terrorists killing Americans.
Sports: we call this the Serena Williams school of tennis. With the odds 300 – 1 in her favor, Serena Williams lost to unseeded Roberta da Vinci. It proves Herman Edwards old adage, you play the game to see who wins.
Live: Next week I am back in business: Madonna, Tommy Keene and Alabama Shakes!!!
Recorded: Right now this second? Guilty Simpson, one of three, the other two are Craig Finn and Jess Glynne.