The news of the death of Italian ballet dancer Carla Fracci on May 27th has made me sad. Fracci didn’t have the perfect physique, she didn’t have the most solid technique or the highest extensions or the most spectacular turns … Continue reading →
Commenter “mkent” writes: “White” isn’t a color or a race (they call it a race, but it’s not — not in the way they use it), it’s a class. Thus John Kerry, Al Gore, and Joe Biden are not “white” … Continue reading →
At their concerts, the Bee Gees usually – maybe even always – performed at least one medley. They had so many hit songs that singing a shorter version of a lot of them in succession was one way to please … Continue reading →
From the incomparable Mark Knopfler:
Continue reading →In this video, composer Jim Steinman talks about the genesis of his song “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” It was suggested by the wife of a friend, and he originally conceived it as a country song: So here’s Elvis … Continue reading →
Recently there’s been a big brouhaha about whether Philip Roth was a misogynist and/or a sexual predator, and whether his latest biographer is a sexual predator as well. As part of this kerfuffle, a new lengthy Roth biography (over 800 … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Both are more threatened in this country now than ever before in my lifetime, due to a frontal assault from the left which controls the media and educational system as well as the federal government. The following is a … Continue reading →
…It just takes one yawn to start other yawns off.” That’s a quote from one of the Dr. Suess books that’s still being allowed (for now). I used to read it to my son at bedtime in hopes it would … Continue reading →
Why do I keep writing about the Bee Gees? First, there’s the escape from difficult times that music affords. Long ago, dance class would take me away like that. It required my total concentration. And though music doesn’t require that, … Continue reading →
One of the tasks that fell to me since my mother’s death years ago was to go through her papers and photos. Some “getting rid of” candidates were obvious. Medical records, of which my mother kept very many. Not needed … Continue reading →
I hear that telephones are growing obsolete, at least in terms of using them for actual conversations. They’re really just voicemail services and computers, especially for people under the age of 50. But the telephone used to be a big … Continue reading →
Guess who wrote it? It was his first single, and it didn’t do well: The cover is better and extremely different, but it’s the same old song (with a different meaning since you’ve been gone). And no, they’re not wrapped … Continue reading →