Friday, January 03, 2025

La Fin de la Semaine Essay Question: Special "Not Bob Dylan, But an Incredible Simulation!" Edition

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As attentive readers are aware, a certain Shady Dame and I went to see Timmy the C in director James Mangold 's highly hyped Dylan bio-p...
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Thursday, January 02, 2025

Closed for Post-New Year's Day Monkey Business

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My absolutely brilliant review -- I"m not kidding, it's one of my best pieces in a long time -- of Dylan bio-pic A Complete Unkno...
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Wednesday, January 01, 2025

It's New Years Day, and I Couldn't Be Happier: Special "How Do You Say 'Gallows Humor' in Yiddish?" Edition

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Seriously -- Happy fricking New Year, everybody. And I wish you that, secure in the knowledge that 2025 will be without a chinchilla of doub...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Hey -- It's New Years Eve...

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...and a certain Shady Dame and I are celebrating by a) going to see the Dylan bio-pic this afternoon and then b) following it up with an it...
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Monday, December 30, 2024

More Proof, As If Any Were Needed, That You Should Never Let a Senile Old Guy Mess With Your Tech Stuff: Special "A Desperate Cry for Help" Edition

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Okay -- as long time/attentive readers are doubtless aware, over on the left hand side of our homepage, directly underneath the section dedi...
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Friday, December 27, 2024

Weekend Listomania: Special "The Red Sea Pedestrians of Xmas" Edition

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[I posted the original version of this back in 2008(!) and oy gevalt, just kill me now. It struck me as still relevant, however, so I've...
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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Closed for (Early Hanukkah) Monkey Business

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Recovering from old-guy holiday stress. The good news is -- a coveted PowerPop No-Prize© will be awarded to the first reader who guesses ...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

It’s Christmas Day — How Do You Say “Bah, Humbug!” In Yiddish?

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Seriously, I don't know about you guys, but I'm finding it very hard to get into the holiday spirit given that we now live in a coun...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Today's Moment of Words Absolutely Freaking Fail Me

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Ever wonder what The Velvet Underground would have sounded like if they'd been around in 1940 and fronted by Billie Holiday ... ...o...
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Monday, December 23, 2024

Michael Brewer 1944 - 2024

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You know him as one half of hippie duo Brewer and Shipley , i.e. as the "One Toke Over the Line" guy... ...hey, I bet he ab...
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