The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star.

Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.

When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all.

Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.

Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.

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A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.

In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies.

We are more than the work we perform. In fact, I'd say that our work is a mere representation of who we are underneath.

My father's very public life as Famous Amos was the opposite of that of his ex-wife, my mother Shirley, who was fighting a very private, solitary battle with mental illness.

While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos.

Boomers were the original Millennials.

A person with out a faith, is like a like a body with out a soul.

Constructiveness is the human way.

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies, of all time.

I’d rather lose a 3:58 mile than win one in 4:10.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits

But things don't just fall apart. People break them.

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