There are so many tracks in the history of rock and roll where the song is recorded and ready for pressing on 45’s – and in some cases, pressed on 45’s and distributed – only to have someone decide, “Hey, let’s redo this song with another vocal.” And I don’t mean “re-record the entire song,…
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Moe Woods told us to get our numbers.
We live by codes and goals. We live by our desired achievements and our moral compasses. And in our moments of conflict and uncertainty, there are men and women who provide us with wisdom couched in a simple statement. I give you three examples. My first example was from John Strickland, the basketball player and…
Read MoreThe Big E double-dip trip, 2024
Saturday morning. I’ve gotten this trip down to a science. Load the car up in the morning, fill the tank, then get on the highway at about, oh, say, 6:00 a.m. That gets me to Springfield, Massachusetts by about 8:00 a.m., and completely beats the glut of traffic into the Eastern States Exposition’s “Big E”…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 21 2024
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. I’m off to the Big E after I finish penning today’s blogroll roundup to see how my two – er, three – entries did at this year’s competition, which will essentially wrap up Competition Season 2024 for yours truly. But since this is Saturday, and I have this innate…
Read MoreThe Mark Robinson “minisoldr” revelation that NO ONE has discovered yet.
By now you’ve read the newspapers and discovered that North Carolina’s firebrand Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, who is currently campaigning for North Carolina’s governorship, is – shall we say – going through a few things. CNN has reported that the controversial politician, who has espoused the return of slavery and the criminalization of transgender people,…
Read MoreOkay, NOW I think I have the complete badge collection.
One of the highlights of my childhood came when my family would go to the Lake George amusement park originally known as Storytown, now known as The Great Escape. Well, technically now it’s Six Flags Great Escape, but that’s splitting some hairs there. And if we went to Storytown / The Great Escape, we invariably…
Read MoreThe electric car adjustment that confirms Elon Musk won’t get any of my money.
Yes, I am a proud Chevrolet owner. My last three cars were Chevrolets, and the five cars I’ve owned in my life all were General Motors products (starting with the Pontiac 6000 and the Saturn Ion). I also have a serious disdain for anything connected to Elon Musk. I’m not enamored with his anti-trans, anti-Semitic…
Read MoreHey, look, it’s a partial lunar eclipse!
Yes, I have this little kick for astrophotography. Milky Way, star trails, lunar eclipses, solar eclipses, lightning strikes, all of the above. And last night, I wanted to capture the partial lunar eclipse that would pass through New York. I mean, it’s not a total lunar eclipse, that one arrives in March 2025. But this…
Read MoreNow these are the Saturday morning shows I would watch – in Super Panavision.
I’ve blogged about this before – there’s a YouTube community that takes various TV and movie properties and re-imagines them as 1950’s-era motion pictures – complete with two-minute AI-generated movie trailers and stentorial narration. Fun stuff. Now recently I’ve come across a YouTuber who went for some impressive projects. He’s taking classic Saturday morning cartoons…
Read MoreI got shot three times yesterday.
Once in the left arm, and twice in the right arm. Yep, I got my COVID-19 booster and the flu vaccine. Simple procedure. I went to my local Walgreens drug store and simply asked if there were any available walk-up appointments. The pharmacist said she could take me, she just needed to finish some things…
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