A Music Snob gets caught up on music of the 1970s and 80s |
I enjoyed the rockets' red glare last night at Leo's place on the pond with a backyard fire going and a group of music fans born when Bobby Kennedy was still alive taking all this in. Although t...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:42:00 GMT |
He Returns |
As many of my closest friends are aware, I am going through a divorce these days. Out of respect for my wife, I will spare you the details of why and how it got to this point. But, you kno...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:39:00 GMT |
Why has Dakota lost his mojo? |
Here's a spring time gripe from your favorite worrier.
PB Teen just came out with their summer catalog and the cover is deeply troubling. I mean deep. Just scandalous. ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:59:00 GMT |
How Not to Rise |
This one's a bit touchy, and a bit disgusting, so be warned.
One Monday morning I awoke to a difficult situation. Unlike the usual symphony I normally have queued up in the CD, this morning I aw...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:48:00 GMT |
Central Massachusetts Riders Unite |
Finding a disused trace of railroad track near my work is the sort of thing that gives me a deep thrill, and I got to experience it recently. Massachusetts is a state bound by steel rails, albei...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:42:00 GMT |
Mark Sturm: Lost Screeds |
Slang Syndrome practiced after school in the storage attic of my parent's 1812 farmhouse on Bay Road in Hadley, Massachusetts during the fall of 1984. It was in those quiet times when not playing, su...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:23:00 GMT |
On Nearing the End |
The Vestrymen tour of 1993 begat the final ten months of the band's existence but did succeed in the getting some main points across. Watching the "Backyard" video, I am reminded not of the quas...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:33:00 GMT |
Echoes In The Woods |
The Vestrymen's sophomore and final LP was 1993's Ruby Ranch Meets the Plastic Hassle, commonly shortened to Ruby Ranch. The title refers to a character, in this case a house, Ruby Ranch, which ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:37:00 GMT |
Hub Fans Bid Splendid Winter Adieu |
Had an interesting call with my Dad the other night. I got him caught up on the goings on in a biweekly phone call, as is my habit. Well, he said something that stopped me for a moment.&nb...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:38:00 GMT |
Your Toys Depress Me |
There was a time in one of my past lives when the wife came up with a strange new way to celebrate Christmas with our two daughters. She decided to buy them a castle for their dolls. But t...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:41:00 GMT |
