Month: April 2021

I have a book that purports to have “The 100 Best Rock ‘n’ Roll Records of All Time” by Jimmy Guterman. Not sure that I agree with him on all of his choices, but he makes compelling arguments for them. Most are among the best of all time, so there’s something to the list. And…

Quick one today. We’re headed down to see the grandson. He’s sixteen months old and a pure delight. We’ll have a great time. We’re all over the place with this week’s podcast, so listen in to hear Dusty Trails, Stereolab, the Cardigans, Belle & Sebastian, the Moon, the Beach Boys, the Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, the…

Well, we got our second shot on Thursday. Unlike the first shot, there was no line when we showed up for our appointment. Good thing we got it on Thursday, as I was down for the count on Friday. Had a little bit of an elevated temperature, but it felt like my body was hit…

It’s been a quiet week here. Quiet is good We had some days that reminded us that summer is coming soon. It’s heading back into the 50s, but even the 50s sounds good. Proper spring weather. Lots of good music on today’s podcast, with a mix of old and new from Cloud Nothings, the Mekons,…

Happy Pascha. It was originally a variant of Passover used by the Jewish people but early Christians claimed it for what we know as “Easter.” Passover is now Pesach in Hebrew, which ends at nightfall today. Why Easter? The was a goddess named Eostre (or Ostara), who had celebrations named for her. She is either…