As a lifelong Cubs fan, I begrudgingly applaud tomorrow’s induction of Ozzie Smith into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Way to go Ozzie! The Cardinals still suck. Oh yeah, Cubs […]
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Tag: Popular Culture
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. – Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1969
Bud Light Commercials
Mr. Supermarket Free Sample Guy, what a genius!
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Stuart Little 2
We took the five-year-old to see Stuart Little 2 on Sunday. What is it with kids and talking meeces? If you've got a little guy (or girl) at home, do […]
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Wrong Address Bub
Once again, I've received critical email for a commentary that I didn't write. I guess it was called "Jackson's singing wrong tune", at least that was part of the subject […]
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Neil Peart and Rush
I went to the Rush concert last night at Nissan Pavilion. The show was intense and the trio showed the crowd that they still have it. I guess several years […]
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Movies
I went to see Juwanna Mann and Men In Black 2 over the weekend. Juwanna Mann was funny, not high art or intellectually stimulating in the slightest bit, but it […]
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Tim Janis
For a couple of years now, I've been receiving mailings from classical pianist/composer Tim Janis. I'm not quite sure how I managed to get on this mailing list. It's not […]
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Dennis Miller’s Decline
I've been a big Dennis Miller Live fan since his show started on HBO. My disappointment in his "I'm scared so forget about civil liberties" attitude since September 11 however […]
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Rush
I'm going to catch Rush in concert at Nissan Pavilion on July 9th. I haven't seen them perform since February 28, 1988. I didn't realize it had been that long […]
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Too dangerous to keep, too fragile to let go
I've been feeling really, really nostalgic lately. Tonight, for instance, I pulled my copy of The Church's video collection "Goldfish" out of the recesses of my entertainment center. It got […]
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