Author: Brennick

What do holidays mean to you? Are the origins and meaning of the holiday important? Memorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer – July 4 is the official start of summer, and Labor Day is the end of the summer celebration. As such, there is nothing wrong with celebrating the beginnings and end…

Hello, we’re back in 1971 for a third time. Take a look at the artists and you’ll see why I said that 1971 was a great year for music. The artists also portend why music after 1971 might not be as strong – lots of losses in 1970 and 1971. So let’s enjoy another set…

Merriam Webster defines civility as polite, reasonable, and respectful behavior. The internet age has not ushered in a new age of civility. For some reason that escapes me, internet trolls attacked Leslie Jones – first in vicious twitter attacks, then by hacking her website. While most people have condemned these actions, there are a few…

It’s been awhile since I had a jazz podcast (June 1), so it’s time for another. These cuts are all from recent purchases – many are 2016 releases, but some are “classic” recordings. Although I do try to stay abreast of what’s going on currently, I still love the old jazz recordings, too. So let’s…

It’s been a quiet summer up here in New Hampshire. Haven’t really taken a lot of time off, and there have been no huge life-altering occurrences in my life. That’s good – as we age, there seems to be more sadness and wistfulness than other emotions, and we haven’t had to deal with that this…

Thought I’d throw in a quick recap of 2016 for you today. So far, I’d say that music in 2016 has not been that strong. I generally listen to music in the periphery, so you won’t have the latest jams from Kanye coming at you. Some albums have been disappointing to me – I want…

The story of the prodigal son always confused me. Perhaps I always took the wrong lesson from the story, because to me the story is less about redemption and more about that it’s okay to play favorites with your children. Coming from a family that believed in hard work, if one of us had had…

Hi there – we’re back in 1971 – I told you that music was great that year, and so I easily filled another hour with great 1971 music. One of the things I found amazing (and should have remembered) is that many of these songs were released as singles, and many did great, according to…

What are the most important things in life? I’m not sure that we get to reflect upon that very often, but we can sometimes take some time to say what we’re thankful for, which plays into that (apparently one thing that I’m thankful for is typing on a computer, as I am one of the…

I may have ranted about this before, but I do not feel that I am getting old. I’ve lately been re-examining myself and overall I feel pretty good. I’ve started to diet and exercise regularly again, and I am losing some weight and am getting better at taking care of myself. I’m not really a…