Friday, February 28, 2025

La Fin de la Semaine Essay Question: Special "Sorry John, It's NOT Getting Better All the Time" Edition

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Fun historical facts: Wednesday just past was the anniversary of the Reichstag Fire (which happened way back in 1933)!!! Also -- today is...
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Thursday, February 27, 2025

"Now You're Back to Mother Earth, You Fucking Hippie Twat!!!"

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Okay, how did I miss this 2018 short film? Words fail me. Seriously -- isn't this always kinda how you thought the whole thing rea...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Show Biz is My Life

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From the letters section in the current issue of the New Yorker : Safe Hands In Michael Schulman’s account of meeting up with the actor M...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

And Speaking as We Were Yesterday of Lothar and the Hand People...

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...from their 1968 debut album, please enjoy the aforementioned L&THP and their just wonderfully touching sort of folk-rock ballad ...
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Monday, February 24, 2025

And Then He Met Lothar and the Hand People and They All Went Out for Drinks at Their Local Hooters!

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From just now in 2025, please enjoy Stephen Hamm -- the charmingly yclept "Theremin Man" -- and what appears to be the entirety o...
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Friday, February 21, 2025

La Fin de la Semaine Essay Question: Special "I Thought Career Day Was Usually in November" Edition

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From 1970, please enjoy the extremely rich Norman Greenbaum and "Canned Ham" -- the song that DIDN'T add to the fabulous sums...
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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Nancy's Record Collection (and Mine): Special "Great Lost Singles of the I'm Not Sure When" Edition

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From the classic 1999 Yellow Pills (Vol. 1) , please enjoy the incomparable Adam Schmitt and his shoulda-been-a-smasheroo "Speed Ki...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Ready, Steady, Go Already!!!

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From just this week, please enjoy The Jette Planes , and their sublimely Brit-pop-1965-ish new single "5:55." Seriously, and ...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Great Lost Singles of the Sixties: Special "Folk Rock!!!" Edition

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From 1967, please enjoy L.A. stalwarts The Grass Roots and their brilliant (and a song I've always wanted to cover) "Things I Shou...
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Monday, February 17, 2025

Today's Cartoon Chuckle

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I think at this point we can agree that pretty much most contemporary commercial pop hits originate in this way. Sad, really. 😎
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