Scott Malchus writes about this year’s Great Strides efforts and the Foo Fighters song that didn’t make the cut.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
10 Articles
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
It’s springtime again, and Scott Malchus is reflecting on baseball, family and the search for a cure to cystic fibrosis in this week’s Basement Songs.
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
For the final two miles of my half marathon, I’ll have Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring play in its entirety to help push me through to the end. I figure that if I need something to distract me for the final half hour of the run there’s no better way than Copland’s 25 minute masterpiece.
Scott Malchus
7 Min Read
In the fall of 1984, the Make A Wish Foundation contacted the band Journey. A 16-year old fan from Cleveland named Kenny Sykaluk was in the final days of his…
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
People do this all the time: they neglect to ask about my daughter Sophie. They don’t mean to, especially when they receive so many updates about her brother Jacob’s health…
Scott Malchus
3 Min Read
I had a dream about Bruce Springsteen and he told me what to write. You’re thinking, ”Again? Come on, Malchus, all you ever write about is Springsteen. And Journey. All…
Scott Malchus
4 Min Read
You can thank mall cop Paul Blart for this week’s basement song entry. That fictional creation, played so winningly by actor Kevin James in the film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop,…
Scott Malchus
5 Min Read
The email came on a Thursday morning, as I sat at my desk, waking up. My friend, Nancy, was running the Santa Monica half marathon in three days and she…
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
Southern California resident Scott Malchus has fire on his mind this week — and memories of listening to this song from Death Cab for Cutie’s Narrow Stairs.
Scott Malchus
1 Min Read
Each spring when Great Strides rolls around and we begin fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Julie and I do our best to write a letter that grabs peopleÁ¢€â„¢s attentions…
Page 1 of 1