“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes you might find you get what you need.”
When I saw The Rolling Stones in Seattle a few years ago, I thought it would be the last time. I was wrong.
Sloane and I saw the Stones just outside San Francisco this year and it was the best time.
Welcome to the Tenth Anniversary of the Lindquist New Year Newsletter, which covers music, movies, books, professional and personal highlights.
This is the unexpurgated version with more book recommendations, more music, more movies. For the original version with less words but more pictures, go here.
Thanks for reading every year, or some years, or maybe for the first year!
We appreciate our friends more and more each passing year.
School
In our biggest news, Sloane, now 14, started Bellarmine Prep. So far, so good. She will be trying out for the tennis team in spring.
Meanwhile, Sloane’s musical taste continues to evolve with the help of excellent parenting. Besides The Rolling Stones, she enjoys The Beatles, The Bangles, Depeche Mode, the Cure, Metric, Taylor Swift, Nirvana, R.E.M., U2, and lately I’ve been playing Bob Dylan for her. Dylan is an acquired taste apparently.
In the midst of her busy life, Sloane made her screen debut in Peter Farrelly’s new Mark Wahlberg movie, which was shooting in Australia on the Gold Coast. Sloane shares a scene with Mark. He was gracious and let her know the paparazzi were posting pics of them together.
Sloane is a longtime fan of Peter. She loves comedies and especially loves Farrelly Brothers comedies. When we were staying with Peter in Ojai, she quizzed him about various actors, where he got his ideas, and what he was doing next. A year later, she was on set with him in Australia, seeing how movies were actually made.
Finally, Sloane is busy with Biscuit, her new blond dog, which has, of course, become our new blond dog. He looks and acts a little like Enzo in The Art of Racing in the Rain, but doesn’t talk as much.
Chelsea continues to work as Director of Communications, Marketing, and Advancement for Bates Technical College. More people are choosing technical education over traditional four-year colleges these days.
Thanks
I’m happy to report Mark Lindquist Law was voted “Best Personal Injury Firm” in Pierce County, 2024. Thank you.
This public recognition validated my philosophy of only taking on select cases and select clients. Our boutique approach allows us to deliver the best service and best results.
There is no better feeling that knowing you did absolutely everything possible for a client. This year, I resolved a case against the City of Tacoma for $14.9 million. We also won several other large awards that were big victories for our clients.
In April of 2025, my case against Boeing in the crash of the Max 8 in Ethiopia will finally go to trial in Chicago federal court. The Lion Air crash cases are all resolved.
We also represent 34 passengers from the Alaska Airlines Max 9 door plug blowout at 16,000 feet. That case likewise is rolling forward toward accountability and justice.
Meanwhile, I continue to do “expert legal commentary” for local and national media and I always appreciate hearing your feedback, thanks.
Finally, contrary to rumor, I’m not moving ML Law to Hawaii where the cover photo from the original newsletter was shot. Everything I want and need is here, except when I travel for my band or ocean fix.
Seabrook
We’ve enjoyed Urban Ocean at Seabrook, our two-bedroom getaway. We are turning it into a rental though because we recently purchased a four-bedroom loft in Seabrook with extra tall windows looking out on the ocean. Our new place is called Aeroknot. We have an Instagram, but it’s not active yet.
What’s this mean for you? We have room for friends and family to visit! Give us a call or shoot us a text. We’re there whenever possible.
Also, before visiting, I must insist you watch The Truman Show, because that’s the feel of Seabrook. We look forward to you joining us.
As John F. Kennedy said, “We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether to sail or to watch, we are going back from whence we came.”
Books
No newsletter is complete without book recommendations. Ryan Holiday has a new book out: Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds.
This is the third book in Ryan’s Stoic Virtues series. If I didn’t send you a copy for Christmas, and you want one, let me know. Books are the best gifts.
Walter Issacson wrote the smartest biography of Steve Jobs I read. So this year I picked up Issacson’s bio of Elon Musk, which is equally brilliant and especially timely.
Earlier I mentioned The Bangles and now I have to add that the lead singer, Susanna Hoffs, wrote a novel any music fan and book reader will love, This Bird has Flown.
Returning to Peter Farrelly as well, his second novel, The Comedy Writer, is one of the funniest books ever written. Pete and I met when we were both writing our first novels. By coincidence, the same publisher, Atlantic Monthly Press, bought both of our manuscripts and Pete’s Outside Providence was published shortly after my first, Sad Movies.
Pete and I did readings together in L.A. in the eighties. I sort of remember this.
In between the time I wrote the original version of this new year newsletter and this unexpurgated version, David Lynch, the director, artist, Zen guy, and general visionary, died. He was 78, a smoker, and sui generis, if you’ll excuse my Latin. Catching the Big Fish, which he wrote, is possibly the best book I’ve read on the creative process.
As for my own writing, the day job is slowing down my current projects, but I’m encouraged by notes and posts I still see about Never Mind Nirvana or The King of Methlehem, thanks. I always appreciate hearing from readers and fellow music fans.
We wish you all a happy, peaceful, and prosperous 2025 where you get what you need.
Thanks for reading.