Tagged: Music
Music on My Mind
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 breathing outside a problem...
Feeling His Pain
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 it was in a...
Too 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 at 6:00 a.m.,” the...
Soundtracks
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, Back to the Future,...
Old 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 references. Link courtesy of Mr....
That 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. This has been great...
He 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 another" for many years...