New song lyrics by Gerard Vanderleun. It helps to know the original. Actually, I think the Age of Hysteria may have dawned quite some time ago. But that’s a minor quibble. Also, let me add that I think it’s cold … Continue reading →
Apparently, that’s a thing. But Woodstock passed me by almost completely at the time. I read about it right after it happened, and it was just one of many hippy-ish events that happened during those years, albeit a photogenic one … Continue reading →
I am gratified to see all the responses to the shoe post of yesterday. So much so that I thought I’d add that I noticed a listing on airbnb that said under “rules”: “This is a shoe-free house.” I think … Continue reading →
Remember those extraordinary diving horses we talked about a while back? If not, refresh your memory here. In that thread and in other online discussions, one of the big questions is: how are the horses trained to do that? There … Continue reading →
I wonder what algorithm YouTube will use in this effort: YouTube announced plans on Wednesday to remove thousands of videos and channels that advocate neo-Nazism, white supremacy and other bigoted ideologies in an attempt to clean up extremism and hate … Continue reading →
…but one thing I can say about it is that it’s certainly different. I also love the guy’s accent.
Continue reading →This article is a few months old, but it just recently came to my attention and I read it because I love dollar stores, although the article is a typical anti-capitalist attack on them as somehow harming minorities in poor … Continue reading →
You may have heard of the famous diving horses (perhaps through the movie “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”), but I never had until a day or two ago. I was watching a TV show about Annie Oakley—what an astounding story—and … Continue reading →
The number “Killer Queen” was a somewhat unusual offering from the band Queen when the song first came out in 1974. It’s catchy and has a musical theater rather than hard-rock vibe: Freddie Mercury [said]: “People are used to hard … Continue reading →
Yesterday it was all about the Mueller report and the Barr letter. Today the news and commentary seems to be focusing more on the press itself: whether the MSM will ever own up to the magnitude of their mistake/lies (I … Continue reading →
Or the old guy playing the drums, for that matter? First, we have some of the guys (Brian May on lead guitar and Roger Taylor on drums; they are featured starting around minute 2:00) when young: Now for the old … Continue reading →
I saw the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” recently—more about that in another post—which started me thinking about the phenomenon of rock songs that start one way and then go off in a very different direction. I don’t just mean a traditional … Continue reading →