…Elton John. Born 62 years ago today!
Bennie and the Jets – Edinburgh, 1976
Border Song – London, 1970
This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore – London, 2001
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
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...
Thought for the Day #2
Thought for the Day #1
Happy 25th Birthday Mac!
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original Macintosh, the first personal computer to draw masses, introduce the mouse and incorporate a graphical user interface, relying on images instead of text. The Apple Inc. watershed product entered American consciousness amid fanfare, with a $1.5 million commercial, made by Ridley Scott, wowing audiences during Super Bowl XVIII. The piece’s...
Happy Birthday to …
RIP Mitch Mitchell
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s drummer Mitch Mitchell was found dead in a downtown Portland hotel Wednesday. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s office said 62-year-old Mitch Mitchell likely died of natural causes. His body was found just after 3 a.m. at the Benson Hotel. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday. Mitchell had been playing with the Experience...
Liberace and the election
Most of what I blog about pertains to the music industry, and how I interact with it. Over the last few days, with the election at the forefront of everything, I started to realize that where I interact with most things has virtuallly nothing in common with most of America. Years ago, on a cross-country roadtrip, I pulled off in places like Oklahoma City, and I felt like a complete foreigner...
Recharge the batteries!
After realizing that I hadn’t taken a “real” vacation of any sort in over 2 years, I thought it was time to get away — even just for a weekend. An invitation from a relative to relax up at his house in NH seemed the perfect match. One disclaimer: this house has no internet, no tv, and it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere. I hadn’t been...