Let’s get one thing straight. I absolutely LOVE the new Peacock TV series Poker Face. The show features Natasha Lyonne as a person who can instantly tell if someone is telling the truth or lying – and uses that talent to solve crimes. It’s kind of like the old 70’s TV series Columbo, where the…
Read MorePeanuts si, Dilbert no
By now you’ve heard that Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert cartoon strip, has been dropped by nearly every newspaper that used to run his comic – and was also dropped by his distribution syndicate. See, when you go online and make comments about people of color being “a hate group” from whom Caucasians should…
Read MoreAnd Hamilton College returns to the NCAA Championships!!
Back when I was a student at Hamilton College in the early 1980’s, we were part of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), and although we were a powerhouse in men’s basketball, we were prohibited from participating in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Why? Well, back then, NESCAC forbade its college members from…
Read MoreIt’s not Lou Reed … and it’s not Jefferson Airplane, either.
So last week, I penned a K-Chuck Radio blog post about artists and bands who use a similar name or nickname as other more famous artists or bands. You know, this blog post. Well, apparently … I missed one. And it’s a doozy. See, there was an Australian garage band in the 1960’s who took…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 25 2023
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. I hope you’ve got good plans for the weekend, and are ready for a great break from the working week. And I have fantastic news from two of my blogroll friends. J. Eric Smith’s new book, “Side by Side in Eternity,” is now available for purchase. The book, a…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for February 24, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show is a mixture of various musical styles and genres, so if you don’t like a certain track, wait five minutes…
Read MoreThe return of Mike Poole is the feel-good story we all need right now.
Three years ago, Mike Poole was one of the top scorers and rebounders in the National Basketball League of Canada. He played several seasons for the Halifax Hurricanes, and was as dominant in the paint as any hoops fan could imagine. And then, in September 2020, he was at a party in New Jersey, and…
Read MoreDavid Eastman to abused children: Drop Dead!
I’ve heard this speech several times, and each time it makes me want to puke. David Eastman, a member of the Alaska State Legislature, in the middle of a conference, belched out this statement regarding abused children. “In the case where child abuse is fatal, obviously it’s not good for the child, but it’s actually…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The name’s the same … sorta …
Here’s the thing. You’re searching through the used record pile at the local vinyl record show, and you’re thinking … I’ll find a rare record mixed in with these penny pressings of Barry Manilow and Sheena Easton, I know I will. And then you see it. You recognize the group name – but you don’t…
Read MoreDo a kindness today.
We need to exist. We need to have this one stretch of our lives where whatever we did has its importance. That our very being upon this earth made a difference. Did you help someone today? Did you do a random act of kindness – anything from holding a door open for the person behind…
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