In last Sunday’s New York Times Sunday Book Review there was a special treat for book-loving music fans and specifically fans of “The Boss” in the aptly titled “Bruce Springsteen: By The Book” interview. When you think of Springsteen you … Continue reading
When the Thriller album was released in 1982 (along with the music videos that accompanied it) it would mark the last appearance of the Michael Jackson I grew up with. After that, much like the transformation of his character in … Continue reading
I was 7 years old in October of 1962 when Bobby “Boris” Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers released “Monster Mash”, a novelty song that would become a Halloween favorite. I remember being at Halloween parties and dancing to this song, and … Continue reading
It was 13 years ago tonight at approximately 9pm that Cindy and I first met. I was working as a DJ in a club and she came in dressed in a Medieval wench dress for our Halloween costume contest and … Continue reading
Today was a “mostly at my desk” day doing paperwork and preparing an agenda and collateral documents for a large conference call this coming Wednesday, so I took advantage of the seat time to listen to music on my iPhone … Continue reading
Tuesday morning I had to drive 3 1/2 hours from Atlanta to Albany, Georgia for a visit with an elected official’s staff. I had lunch in Albany and while there used part of my lunch hour to take a photowalk … Continue reading
No, I’m not referring to the magical word that transforms young Billy Batson into Captain Marvel. Nor am I talking about Gomer Pyle’s favorite word of exclamation. I’m talking about another app that makes me love my iPhone. If you’re … Continue reading
On October 7, 1969, producer Berry Gordy and Motown Records released “I Want You Back”, the first single off the inaugural album of The Jackson 5 entitled “Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5.” The song was an instant hit, going … Continue reading
Peter, Paul and Mary were an indelible part of the music scene in the 1960’s, a vocal part of our nation’s cultural change and a significant part of my own childhood memories and thoughts. Mary Travers passed away yesterday at … Continue reading
The June issue of The Writer magazine had a small sidebar article on writers listening to music while writing. It made me think about the presence and effect of music when I’m writing. I like to listen to music while … Continue reading
Last Thursday night the Mecca Dance Studio, a 200-student dance school in Lexington, KY, performed their version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video in Cheapside Park near downtown Lexington as a tribute to the late artist. After getting off work, I … Continue reading
Note: Part I can be found here. We left the hotel at 5pm in order to meet four co-workers of mine who were attending the performance with us, for a nice pre-event dinner at Pittypat’s Porch, a renown eatery about … Continue reading
We just got back to the hotel from the Fox Theatre in Atlanta where we were witness (along with almost 5,000 others at this sold out show) to one of the most awesome stage performances in the form of The … Continue reading
When I first arrived here 2 weeks ago, my immediate boss said something about going to see “Jersey Boys” while it was being performed here in Atlanta at The Fox Theater. Before I left Orlando there were ads on TV … Continue reading
We began the day with a nice breakfast at Cracker Barrel with Cindy’s mom and dad, then over to Jeremy and Wendy’s to see the wedding event photos/DVD and pick up the souvenirs they brought us from London. Back home … Continue reading
I was driving from Frankfort to Elizabethtown last Wednesday for a meeting. It was cold and it was raining. So, of course, the radio station I was listening to played this song: Seven lonely daysAnd a dozen towns agoI reached … Continue reading
Last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno “Band From TV” made what I believe is their first appearance on television and it was spectacular. If you’re a fan of shows like “Heroes”, “Desperate Housewives”, “House” and others, then … Continue reading
My friend ZenGrrl and I were discussing upcoming movies at lunch today and she asked me if I had seen the trailer for 2012 and when I indicated that I didn’t think I had she gave a description which stopped … Continue reading
I thought it might be fun to review my blog statistics and see what the top posts were for 2008, in terms of page hits. In case you may have missed them or are a new reader, here are the … Continue reading
As it is wont to do, my mind was wandering the other day and it wandered upon this little question lying in the overgrown weeds and wildflowers growing next to the tracks of my train of thought; Which celebrity would … Continue reading
