I haven’t been entirely kind to Josh Brodesky’s work for the Star in the past – I did try to coin a neologism based on his name, after all – but when the guy isn’t getting worked up about seemingly minor aspects of Tucson’s bureaucracy, he’s a really good writer, and his piece on Steve Vihel in today’s paper is a good example of that. Vihel was a close friend of several of my friends, so when he passed, I saw several tributes to him on Facebook that made me wish I knew him better. Brodesky’s written tribute to the local bike-shop-owner convinced me that I really missed out by not knowing the guy. I can’t imagine that column was easy to write, but it’s an excellent remembrance of a life cut too short. Well done, Josh.
This article appears in Dec 8-14, 2011.
Josh Brodesky’s piece on Steve Vihel was a good piece; it wasn’t self (Josh Brodesky)-involved. Good touch there, Josh Brodesky!
Which leaves Red Star puzzled or not by:
“…a live (sic) cut too short.”
(Posted by Dan Gibson on Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM)
Thanks for bringing the error to my attention, Red Star. I’ve made the correction. I appreciate that you might be puzzled by my occasional tendency to make errors. You clearly think more of my abilities than I do.
Think whatever you want to think.
Thanks for correcting the error!