It’s Halloween weekend. The time when little costumed kids go from door to door, begging for candies and snacks. I’m betting that in addition to the Iron Mans and witches and zombies traipsing up and down the neighborhood, there’s probably a few junior Ted Lassos and track-suited Squid Game characters this year. Although if one…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for October 29, 2021
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 episode is a Halloween-themed episode, featuring songs that celebrate the holiday and all the creepy stuff associated with it. BOO!! Time…
Read MoreAs exciting as watching grass grow.
So there’s been this new and addictive phenomenon on YouTube that, for better or worse, has sucked me in. And whether you like it or not, you’re getting sucked in as well. You know those “transformation” videos, the ones where someone takes a chunk of wood, straps it to a lathe, and turns it into…
Read MoreUsing the Human Torch as a springboard in the MCU
The Human Torch, also known as Johnny Storm, is one of the four members of the legendary comic book quartet Fantastic Four. Based on a similar character from the 1940’s, the Human Torch can burst into flame and fly. He’s essentially a living, cognizant fireball. And at some point in time, he and the Fantastic…
Read MoreChronicles of Change – the New York State Museum film
As a kid, I enjoyed visiting the New York State Museum. At the time, the Museum had moved from its previous location at the State Education Building on Washington Avenue, and was now in a modern building. There were dioramas of life in the Adirondacks in the new building, and they were just adding exhibits…
Read MoreWinnie-the-Pooh BEFORE Winnie the Pooh.
Clarification. What we know today as the beloved character Winnie the Pooh in all the Walt Disney movies and TV shows was actually the main character in a series of children’s books, including The House at Pooh Corner and Now We Are Six, written by A.A. Milne. The character of Winnie-the-Pooh was based on his…
Read MoreYou can have C.M. Punk returning. I’ll take the return of the IInspiration.
Earlier this year, one of professional wrestling’s most influential and inspiring stars, pro wrestler C.M. Punk, made a return to the ring. He signed with All Elite Wrestling, and immediately showed that seven years away from the squared circle put no ring rust on his body. In that time period, he’s had five-star matches with…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 23, 2021
So just before I started to write this blog post, I actually looked at my statmetrics for this blog. And surprise, surprise … today’s post will be my 5,250th blog post, stretching all the way back to August 25, 2009. I guess my parents were right, there’s no way to shut me up. ๐ With…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for October 22, 2021
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 episode contains a collection of rare and unique tracks that were recorded during, or recorded about, the Vietnam War. The Vietnam…
Read MoreThis is the most hated song in the whole wide world (and you know I’m right!)
In our lives, there are songs that, if I’m being generous, are just plain awful. The composition. The melody. The lyrics. All of the above. These are the songs that you can’t get away from. These are songs that can be used as torture devices. Which brings me to the subject of today’s blog post.…
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