Friday Playlist
This week features a song that choked me up and an oldie I’m guessing most of you won’t remember. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6o14w4OebmqlOXpDNmjBaX?si=ec15a77caad44f7b “Wishbone” – Husbands A cool post-post-post-post punk track by a duo from Oklahoma. With guest vocals from a third Sooner State artist. Doing my best to push emerging artists from Big 12 country! “Everything Is Simple” – Widowspeak “Everything is…
Jayhawk Talk: I’d Like to File a Complaint
I guess I have to start getting used to this. Tuesday brought another ugly-ass road game for KU, this time in their visit to Oklahoma. The Jayhawks pissed away a 12-point lead in the second half, gave up a 20–2 run, saw their best player get injured early and go 34 minutes without scoring a point, made countless unforced errors…
Tuesday Links
A few good reads to jumpstart your short week. These are pretty funny. Although are we sure Pearl Jam is a sad dad band? I do shake my head at the word “crypto,” though, so they may be onto something. What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You Kevin Clark’s summary of the CFP National Title game was terrific.…
Weekend Sports Notes
A lot of sports notes from the weekend. I should probably split this into a couple different posts. But it is a holiday and we all have a little extra time. So one extra-large post it is! Kid Hoops L played in her first-ever AAU tournament over the weekend. Or rather it was a “shootout”: a one-day, round-robin event focused…
Friday Playlist
Some terrific new songs and RIP to one of the biggest names in the history of popular music. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5i35EIhow8Gwq3XGKFYLAO?si=a4ae2c77c12640e6 “Wild” – Spoon Spoon never, ever release a bad single. That doesn’t mean every single is great, but they always hold my attention for a week or two. This, however, is a great single, as good as anything they’ve done in…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 66
Chart Week: January 10, 1981 Song: “More Than I Can Say” – Leo Sayer Chart Position: #10, 16th week on the chart. Peaked at #2 for five weeks. (I will be adding an element to these posts moving forward. I’m going to copy my man Tom Breihan and rate each song using his 10-point scale.) One of the only bummers…
Jayhawk Talk: Heart Burn Edition
A near disaster in the Fieldhouse last night should have most KU fans very concerned this morning. Iowa State has proven that their 12–0 start was no fluke, and new coach TJ O (I refuse to learn how to spell his last name; this is a blog not a newspaper) deserves an enormous amount of credit for turning the program…
Sports are Dumb
This weekend was another reminder that sports are dumb. At least they were to the people – well me – in our house. KU You all know that I’m superstitious. So I got a bad feeling as news broke that Tech’s two best players, Terrence Shannon Jr and Kevin McCullar, would miss Saturday’s game against KU. It just seems like…
Friday Playlist
There is an unintentional theme to this week’s playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51nkHVdwuXbJRobCtqcCcT?si=a75a586dc8614e4a “Tunnels” – Weakened Friends A huge, crunchy very 90s song about getting your heart broken. It’s awesome. “Lo Lo Lonely” – Young Guv YG returns in March with a double album filled with his take on power pop. I know Matthew Sweet put out an album last year. I didn’t…
You Have to Find Your Own Way: Cobra Kai, Season Four
I knocked out season four of Cobra Kai over the weekend. Six episodes Saturday, four Sunday. Solid work. I liked it, although I thought it took a long time to find a good rhythm and flow. I hoped there would be a payoff for a rather slow start, and, thank goodness, there was. In fact, the last three episodes were…