For those who are not long time readers, I have mentioned my retreat into music in prior blog entries. I grew up in Central Illinois with seasonal allergies that made […]
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I was not going to be a stupid girl singer. I was going to be way more than that. – Stevie Nicks
Michael Jackson—Modern Heretic
Michael Jackson—Modern Heretic July 15, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Although I do not entirely rule out having tried to imitate his moonwalk on a moving skateboard in my earlier years, I was […]
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Wil Wheaton on crying hey man this is babylon : See, this is why the loss of Tower Records is going to seriously hurt a generation of young artists, because […]
Read moreToo long the songs have been silent… Too long the strings have been still
Sadly, musician and songwriter Dan Fogelberg passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. His official website posted this message for fans: “Dan left us this morning […]
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Yesterday, Wil Wheaton (http://wilwheaton.typepad.com) had this to say on nostalgia (http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2006/09/in_the_heat_of_.html): "It's music, too: Squeeze, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, The The, and Oingo Boingo." "It's movies: Batman, Blade Runner, […]
Read moreOld pulp culture day upon day…
This Wapsi Square comic cracked me up (http://wapsisquare.com/d/20060814.html). It may not make sense to some younger Generation Y'ers, but if you came of age in the 1980s, you'll get the […]
Read moreThat Kid Owes Me
For the last month, my nine-year old son has been riding with me to work (one hour each way) since his day camp is about 2 miles from my office. […]
Read moreHe Blinded Me With Blogging
Thomas Dolby (yes – that one) has been blogging for a few months now and is currently on tour. Well, apparently he had been "keeping online journals of one sort or […]
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Mark McDevitt, writing in the February issue of Giant in Morrissey and Me: I still listen to the Smiths — though maybe not as obsessively as I once did, and […]
Read moreTy’s Just Looking For A Place To Land
I'm not big on the competition shows on television these days. However, I have been watching one show consistently this summer – Rock Star: INXS. No, I'm not the biggest […]
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