Mañana Man Has Axe to Grind —DeWese

I know I've been on a soapbox, but showin' up is near and dear to me. As limited and challenged as I am, when I have nothing else going for me, showin' up has saved my bacon.

I'm still mad about Axl Rose stiffing thousands of loyal fans at $70 to $300 a pop.

I've shown up for this column every month for more than 18 years. I've shown up, believe it or not, when I couldn't think of a topic, had nothing to say and couldn't even write anything that was funny. But dammit, I showed up.