Open thread 5/12/21
I discovered this song in a strange way. I bought a record about forty years ago that I thought was a certain piece of music, but I had made an error and it was this piece instead. After I listened … Continue reading →
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Open thread 5/11/21
Another crazy story of a pop hit that almost wasn’t. The person speaking is the songwriter John Stewart, who had been a member of the Kingston Trio: The Monkees, of course, was the name of the assembled TV pop band … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/10/21
I had almost forgotten this one, but once Brenda started to sing I remembered most of the words – in particular that great line, “Come in daughter, that’s enough for tonight.” When I looked up the lyrics to the song, … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/8/21
I guess most of the money’s in those lower strings:
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Continue reading →Open thread 5/7/21
Things I don’t care about enough to write a post on
But you can talk about them amongst yourselves, if you like. And I suppose that this list qualifies as a post about them. The Gates divorce. The ins and outs of the Liz Cheney brouhaha, except for the fact that … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/6/21
Here’s a meme sparked by the epic Biden-Carter get-together
Bidens entourage arriving in the Carters neighborhood.. pic.twitter.com/0zQ7lvxKI6 — mike (@1kingsbay) May 4, 2021
Continue reading →Open thread 5/5/21
Did you know that the song “We’ve Only Just Begun” started out in life as a bank ad for Crocker Bank? Richard Carpenter – always looking for songs he could use – noticed, and ten gazillion weddings were launched. The … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/4/21
I hadn’t seen Ray Bolger as anything but the Scarecrow. The way he gets up from the split – impressive:
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