“There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists”
–Vladimir Horowitz
Happy Birthday to …
RockGeek Fact of the Day #10940
Do you (really) know what you’re talking about?
I spent nearly 2 weeks writing this post. At every turn, I questioned the wiseness, propriety, and basic common sense in putting forth these thoughts. But the more I read, DM’ed toward, or otherwise got pointed to, I notice that so many “experts” simply are not. Despite their experience (which is at best occasionally applicable), few people are either blogging their own ideas...
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
RockGeek Fact of the Day #6977
A Withdrawal from the Favor Bank?
The other day, I made a slightly expensive purchase. For the princely sum of $202.74 (including a supposed “convenience” charge), I now have a seat to see Elton John and Billy Joel at Gillette Stadium on July 18th. For those keeping score at home, July 18th is a mere twelve days before my birthday. But I digress… In daze of old, when I worked in radio, concert tickets were...
But was your face blown out … ?
The big news in Boston was the opening of the brand-new, super-duper House of Blues on Landsdowne St. Rising from the ashes of Avalon (formerly Venus de Milo which was formerly Metro which was formerly Citi which … you get the idea), was this already legendary musical phoenix. Kicking off this massive hoop-dee-do, was a performance by the J. Geils Band. First, naturally, they looked at the...
Real Stimulus. The kind that helps …
As many have noted, the economy sucks. Money’s tight, and people can’t afford the simple luxuries in life, let alone the not-so-simple ones. It’s a fairly shiteous time for a great portion of America, and even our fearless leader has said it’s gonna get worse before it gets better. In times of such crisis, with destitution all around, I prefer to recall the words of a...