Articles by Chris Sabin

Ever since you left me I’ve lived out of my car parked between the liquor store and Uncle Bubba’s bar Booze helps ease the heartache of your constant being in mind As constant as that…

Waiting for tomorrow Never comes –“Three Imaginary Boys”, The Cure I’ve been down–I’ve downhearted, baby I’ve been down–I’ve downhearted, baby Ever since the day we met Ever since the day we met –“Standing Outside A…

Dreams wash down the gutter All my hopes in vain Crows up on the rooftop Laughing out my name Here I am—on the short side of nothing Here I am— on the short side of…

I’ve sung the blues For every broken hearted lovesick dream for you I’ve paid my dues Working hard-sweat, blood and tears for you So far away, so far away, so far away So far away,…

I was talking one night to one of my regulars, Sherman. He lived just a few doors down from the store. Sherman was a short, red-faced, Vietnam veteran who worked as a school custodian. (One…

As I kept working at Freddy Wood’s Market, the store had a pretty high turnover in employees. Boris closed with me for awhile. Blonde, blue-eyed with a mustache, he was meticulous and very thorough in…

I have pictures of my troubled past and they’re shaped like broken glass – Chris Isaak, “I’m Not Waiting” Kate, Jim, and I moved down to the town of Shadow Valley in Sonoma County in…

Back then we didn’t have an ATM machine the first couple of years I worked at the liquor store so the majority of the transactions were cash—and checks. Freddy took checks—which struck me as nuts—a…

After working at Freddy Wood’s Market for about six months or so, people around town began to identify me as ”the guy from the liquor store” or “liquor store guy” as in “Hey, it’s ‘Liquor…

I don’t have a whole lot of J-Cat stories left over (I’ve already covered the kidnap victim story, the Whale bus and his return after I presumed he was dead) but here’s a few: One…