Month: May 2019

  • It Was twenty years Ago Today, Sergeant….

    I’ve had this one in the can for a while. 1999 is a hard year for me – I wasn’t listening to many of the songs from that period. And sure, I liked the top song of 1999 – Cher’s Believe – but that doesn’t mean that I have it ( or the desire to…

  • Memorial

    Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Had a great night last night with friends (why am I now hesitant to say old friends? Long-time friends, maybe?). It was a little cool last night, but overall the weather is cooperating with us on this long weekend. Let’s continue the Memorial Day the right way, with…

  • Finale

    Tonight is the finale of Game of Thrones. I don’t watch a lot of television, but one of the shows I do watch is Game of Thrones. Thing is, I’m not obsessed with it as many seem to be. It’s an enjoyable little show that has been a little disappointing in its desire to wrap…

  • Mom’s Day

    Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms (and moms to be) out there. If it weren’t for you, not only wouldn’t we be here, but you acted as a moral compass for us. Thank you for everything. Let’s celebrate with some fine music. There’s a chance to dance ealry on – dance with your mom…

  • Billboard 1st Week of May 1969

    Last week I saw a tweet that showed the top 20 songs from the first week of May 1969. “Hmm,” I thought, “I do a look back at music for certain years, what’s on this list?” I was happily surprised to see that I had most of these songs, so I decided that this would…

  • What’s Happening Now

    I don’t want to spoil anything by saying this, but are we actually starting to experience this phenomenon called sping? Temperatures were in the 60’s here yesterday, and there was even a giant yellow orb sighting later in the day. Looking at the upcoming week I see other numbers that go into the 60’s (alas,…