Friday, June 19, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Do You Slash Your Wrists in Hot or Cold Water?" Edition

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Okay, the backstory. Sometime in the '90s, I suddenly and unexpectedly came into a hefty chunk of cash, and having recently gone throug...
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Thursday, June 18, 2026

Your Thursday Moment of Words Absolutely Freaking Fail Me

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From 1963, please enjoy Ross McManus and his rousing rendition of the venerable Weavers/Peter Paul and Mary/Trini Lopez hit "If I Had...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "I Don't Want to Go to the Hippie's Graveyard" Edition

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So this past Monday, in our discussion about sadly underated first-generation SF band The Sopwith Camel , our good friend and faithful reade...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles

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I gotta admit, it took me a minute or two to get the first one. 😎
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Monday, June 15, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "Tales From Snoopy's Doghouse " Edition

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And speaking as we were last week of genius producer Erik Jacobsen , here are three songs (recorded in 1966-67) he helmed by unfairly treate...
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Friday, June 12, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "How Do You Say 'Art for Art's Sake' in Yiddish?" Edition

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Okay, here's the short version. So me and a certain Shady Dame of my acquaintance have gotten hooked on/are bingewatching a teevee show...
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Thursday, June 11, 2026

These Guys Are Gonna Be Bigger Than Rimsky and Korsakov Combined!!!

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From their eponymous 1972 debut album, please enjoy (if possible) The Sidewinders and their shall we say interesting instro version of the ...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Cue the Theme from The Twilight Zone

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Okay, this has totally weirded me out. I mean, I know they say that everybody has a doppelganger (i.e. somebody who looks just like the...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Photo-Funnies and Cartoon Chuckle

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The Star Trek one just kills me. 😎
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Monday, June 08, 2026

Why Are There No Jews In Show-Biz?

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And continuing, if obliquely, with the theme of the Weekend Listomania just past, from 1969 please enjoy Norman Greenbaum 's other, bett...
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