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Monday, February 16, 2026

Your Monday Moment of Words Fail Me

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And speaking as we were over the weekend of Beatles tributes, I stumbled across this one by accident the other day, and...well, behold it in...
Friday, February 13, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Beatles Selfies" Edition

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Yeah, yeah, it's gimmicky. But it's also terrific. That's the work of a British musical comedian/impressionist named Stevie...
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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed (Let Alone Loved): Special "If I Was a Carpenter and You Were a....Oh, Wait!!!" Edition

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And speaking as were yestrday about folk-rocker/country star Mary Chapin Carpenter , from 1990 please enjoy her powerful and insinuating ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Be Still My Beating Cornea

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From 1993, recorded live in Glasgow, please enjoy Mary Chapin Carpenter and a nicely semi-countrified version of The Records ' jangle-p...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Photo Funnies

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That last one isn't music-themed per se, of course. But it is how I wanna be remembered.
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Monday, February 09, 2026

Television Notes From All Over (An Occasional Feature): Special "And You Thought the Clash Were Angry" Edition

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Okay, so a certain Shady Dame and I have been watching a BritBox show -- a comedy/drama -- from last year called Riot Women and we're t...
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Friday, February 06, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "I Can't Believe I've Never Done This One" Edition

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And by the way, I'm not kidding about the above title -- I really can't believe I haven't already done this one. But that being...
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Thursday, February 05, 2026

Just Shoot Me Now

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BAND NAMES THAT RISE Bread Zeppelin The Rolling Scones Macaroon 5 Bonbon Jovi Mötley Crüeller Olivia Newton Flan The Beached Boys F...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Don't Mince Words, Ladies -- Tell Us What You REALLY Think!

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From their just released and utterly fab reunion album, the splendidly monikered (and brilliantly art directed) GRRRR!! ... ...please en...
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Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Tuesday's Cartoon Giggles

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The Springsteen is genius. 😎
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