Ten Influential Albums
I think I’m done with Facebook for awhile. I’m not a huge user to begin with. But over the past week I’ve been disappointed at both Mark Zuckerberg’s continued stance that FB has no role to play in reining in posts that are meant to deliberately mislead people and spread lies and with a few friends who have posted/shared things…
Friday Playlist
Another week in the books that was a little worse than the week before. I don’t know what the end point is, when things will start getting better, but I fear where the next worst week will take us. For this week’s playlist, some songs that both sum up what’s happening and how I feel about it. Not the most…
What I’m Watching, May 2020
My goal for May was to knock a bunch of movies off my To Watch list. At first glance it will look like I did exactly that. But I must admit I watched eight of these movies in that last nine days of the month. That was solid work! The Last Dance Well, shit, I never got around to writing…
Heartbreaking Times
It is hard to know what to write today. We are in day four of an absolutely glorious run of weather. We got to see a few friends this weekend. The SpaceX launch was very cool. There’s a new wave of openings here in Indianapolis today which is making life feel a little more normal. But all that is offset…
Friday Playlist
It’s been a slow music week for me, so I’ll stick to some older tunes for today’s offerings. “Great Expectations” – The Gaslight Anthem One of the great Side One, Track Ones of the digital era. The kids today don’t even know what a Side One, Track One is. “Test Transmission” – Kasabian Kasabian had their moment right when I…
Reader’s Notebook, 5/28/20
Say Nothing – Patrick Radden Keefe My brother-in-books Sir David and I often share recommendations with each other. I don’t know that he’s ever pushed a book as hard as he did this one. I think he got a little nervous he had oversold it, but this turned out to be a great recommendation. Keefe provides a thorough but quick…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 43
Chart Week: May 10, 1986 Song: “Be Good To Yourself” – Journey Chart Positions: #20, 5th week on the chart. Peaked at #9 the week of May 31. Remember when it used to be a surprise when new music arrived? At least for kids. Before the internet, before I had cable TV, and before I could read music magazines regularly,…
Memorial Day Weekend Notes
Holiday number two of the Coronavirus era has come and gone. Memorial Day weekend was especially strange here in Indianapolis since there was no 500 mile race to dominate local events. The race has been pushed back to August, for now. But the month of May is the biggest month of the year in Indy, and the last three weeks…
Friday Playlist
Happy Memorial Day weekend! Some songs to fuel your holiday. “Peaceful Ambassador” – The Dead TonguesHiss Golden Messenger has been a connecting point for me to that sub-genre of music that balances indie rock, folk, and alt country. Ryan Gustafson has played with HGM over the years, but The Dead Tongues is his personal project. He works in that same…
Nature, Bruh
I’m struggling to find the motivation to write this week. I have a couple things started but can’t seem to get them wrapped up. Instead of working on either of those, I thought I would share this insane video instead. I hate heights so this make my stomach churn but I still find it amazing. Via TMN (Apologies to Rex…