A Disturbance in the Force
Before I get to our next Reaching for the Stars entry, I realized that I first need to share some disturbing news in the AT40 world that has radically changed my life. The local station that played American Top 40 on Sundays for at least 12 years has stopped airing the show. A week after we returned from spring break…
Reader’s Notebook, 6/7/21
My reading pace slacked off significantly over the past month. I only finished three books in May, and none of them should have taken more than a couple of days. Because of that, the first two books in this entry don’t get very good recaps as it has been too long since I finished them to write anything terribly coherent…
Friday Vids
Just a couple videos this week. After a rather cool, rainy week summer weather is finally here. So, first, a summer classic. https://youtu.be/MsW8rXPcnM0 Next, something I stumbled across yesterday which absolutely requires ten minutes of your undivided attention. You’re welcome.
May Media
Movies and Shows Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Hard to believe this movie came out in 2002. And that I’ve managed to not see it in those 19 years! Based on the “autobiography” of game show creator and host Chuck Barris, it details both his efforts to make it in the TV biz and his – likely – fictional life…
Weekend Notes
One of our more laid back Memorial Day holiday weekends is now in the books. Unlike most of the past decade, when we would either go to the lake or host a pool party, we had no major plans this year. We did have some friends over for dinner Friday, but it was cold and rainy that night so the…
Stats
May 2021 * Middle Kids – 39 * Manchester Orchestra – 25 * Pearl Jam – 18 * Dumptruck – 17 * Paw – 16 Complete stats available at my Last.fm page.
On Lost Hits and a Must-See Classic Video
A special music post for this Memorial Day. It has nothing to do with the holiday, but this seemed like a good day to squeeze it in. Music writer Sean Ross tracks what he calls Lost Hits. Based on his self-created Lost Factor, he looks at old songs and sees how often they get played today. Songs that were popular…
Friday Vids
Drums please… Summer is here! So why is the high only going to be 60 tomorrow? Remind me of this when the heat index is 115 in two months. Happy race weekend to my Indy peeps.
New Car Chronicles
Today marks two weeks in as an Audi owner. I owe you faithful readers of this series some thoughts. The honeymoon is not over; I still love, love, love my Q5. It is pretty much everything I was looking for in a replacement for my Big Chevys.[1] Nimble, quick, comfortable. It has just enough sportiness to make it fun while…
On Heroes, Villains, and Uncomfortable Decisions in Sports
We had great weather all weekend, and a ton of activities (L and I went to watch Indy 500 qualifying, C had her birthday dinner out with friends, and we hosted a nephew birthday party), so I did not sit and watch endless hours of coverage of the PGA Championship. I saw enough to get the vibe of the tournament,…