I was just going through the spam filter during lunch (joy of joys), and I found a comment signed “Dash Riprock.” This has nothing to do about anything, but I remember seeing them in the early 1990’s on leave right after the Gulf War, when a buddy of mine and I went to New Orleans …
Music
Miracles and Sacrilege
Spent some time in a waiting room this morning (it is a beautiful day here, btw), and while there I read the Jan/Feb edition of the AARP magazine, which had an interesting piece on miracles. There was a religious bit to it, which I won’t discuss, because my thoughts on that sort of thing are …
Another Open Thread
I honestly had no idea that Billy Joel was this hated. Also, Anderson Cooper apparently broadcasting hammered:
Obamapalooza
I agree with John and JMM that selling the rights to yesterday’s Obamapalooza to HBO was a mistake. The smart move would have been to reach out to conservatives by selling the rights to Fox. We still are a right-center nation, after all. But my biggest problem with the festivities was the presence of people …
Open Thread
What happens when you throw together urban Native American revivalism, jam band millennial hippiedom and a fistful of mushrooms? Rusted Root happens. I could brag about following Root around while they were playing in attics, but in my wisdom I chose the Affordable Floors. There were days when Root and the Floors both played a …
My God Says Your God Likes Lame Music
Sympathy for the Devil. ***Update*** You people can stop nominating Jesus Christ Superstar any time now. Andrew Lloyd Weber will outclass the Rolling Stones the week after Cleveland wins the World Series. And by Cleveland I mean the Browns.
Open Thread
Yehudi Menuhin, Bach Sonata #1 Beach Boys, Pet Sounds. This was another album rec so I went with Sloop John B.