Now and then, I see one of those memes asking parents to name something from their youth that their kids wouldn’t recognize or understand. There are plenty of obvious answers to this, but one occurred to me recently as I listened to my kids ask Alexa to play various songs for them (many of them…
I’m listening to my "autobiography" playlist this morning, and Patrick Swayze’s song, "She’s Like the Wind" came on. It was a little more poignant, knowing he’s dead now. Now, some people may wonder why this song would be on the play list in the first place. First, let me state here (as I have stated elsewhere)…
I just finished listening to Metallica’s new album, Death Magnetic (thanks to strausmouse to pointing it out to me), and I have to say that I was rather pleased with it. It’s no Master of Puppets, but it’s the best thing to come from Metallica since the Black Album (way back in 1991). It definitely has the old Metallica sound…
Yesterday, after work, Kelly and I headed over to Pentagon Row (right behind the office) to see the 80s cover band Gonzo’s Nose. The band didn’t start until 7 PM, so we first went to Sine, where we sat outside and had a light dinner as the crowd gathered. Then we made our way across…
I’m listening to all of Def Leppard’s albums up through Hysteria this morning. I haven’t done that in a while.
The new R.E.M. album, Accelerate was released today and I had pre-ordered it through iTunes. I downloaded it this morning and have listened to the album through once so far. It’s definitely got more energy than their last 4 or 5 albums and there are several songs that are real standouts, but I was not…
Kelly and I, along with some of her friends, are going to see Dave Matthews in concert at the Nissan Pavilion on June 28! Not counting all the times I saw composer John Williams in concert at the Hollywood Bowl, this will be the–let’s see–one, two, three, four, fifth concert that I’ve been to see.…
As I mentioned earlier, I saw Juno on Saturday and thought it was a good movie. I was particularly fond of the soundtrack. Today, I took a look at the soundtrack on the iTunes store and discovered one of those strange, small-world coincidences that we sometimes come across. The lead song on the soundtrack is…
Reading Connie Willis’ novella, “All Seated On the Ground” yesterday got me thinking about my favorite Christmas song. This is a case of a clear winner for me. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” is my favorite. The song was written by Walter Kent and James Gannon was first recorded back in October 1943. Bing Crosby…
A funny thing happened* to me last night. I was already in bed, so I didn’t get the message til this morning, but kruppenheimer sent me a text message that said, “Yamo be there!” I had no idea what it meant, but judging by the time she sent it, I assumed it was something derogatory…
Okay, while I’m not a fan of country music, not only are the lyrics of this song pretty clever, but you’ve got to check out the video, if for no other reason than the cameos including a bunch of people from Seinfeld, William Shatner, and Maureen McCormick (Marsha Brady from The Brady Bunch. (Via SF…