Tuesday, September 02, 2025

My New Favorite Band (An Occasional Series)

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Okay, I realize that I'm late to the party, but this song and video (from 2020) by New Zealand punk/pop mavens The Beths (who I first d...
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Monday, September 01, 2025

It's Labor Day, Bitches...

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...and in its honor, we give you honorary American Neil Young going all up the workers with his classic "Union Man." I shoul...
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Friday, August 29, 2025

La Fin De La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Time For My Boot Heels To Be Wandering" Edition

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Okay, it's a holiday weekend, and consequently I have better things to do than write some kind of long sardonic intro to the following. ...
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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Well, Isn't This Just the Cutest Thing

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From their about to be released (Aug. 29) new album Straight Line Was a Lie , please enjoy New Zealand power-poppers The Beths and the albu...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Today's Cartoon Chuckle(s)

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I must admit, it took me a minute to get the first one. And if you don't get the Sir Mix-a-Lot one, look at his lawyer...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Hot Fun in the Summertime

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And speaking as we were yesterday of Bruce Springsteen in 1975, attentive reader VR has inquired whether I was in attendance for any of th...
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Monday, August 25, 2025

Oy Gevalt, Now I'm REALLY Old!!!

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Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Born to Run . Seriously -- just kill me now. 😎 Okay, in actual fact the good news is that ...
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Friday, August 22, 2025

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Urban Hellhole" Edition

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So I originally did a version of this in 2008(!), back when the world and this blog were young, and if you had told me then that our noble r...
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Thursday, August 21, 2025

The Boys of Summer Just Seem a Little Weird

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So the other day I'm channel surfing and I chanced across some ESPN kind of thingie and they were talking about an upcoming Yankees/Bost...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Wednesday's Cartoon Chuckle(s)

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Heh. 😎
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