Jackie Robinson was one of the most influential baseball players of all time. This is Chadwick Boseman playing Jackie Robinson in the 2013 film “42.” James Brown was one of the most influential musicians of all time. Only one man Continue reading
I was working behind a hypothetical bar the other night, changing the hypothetical station on a hypothetical flat screen TV. A hypothetical couple sat directly under the TV, occasionally glancing up at it while eating their hypothetical dinners. As a Continue reading
I drove home from work late Saturday night wondering how long it would take for me to see the flashing lights. You see, there had been rioting in my neighborhood, or looting, or call it what you will. The term Continue reading
Two very dear, very close and very intelligent friends of mine have apparently started internet warfare with celebrities of the 1980s… and it’s getting ugly. I’m talking big hair, mullet-sporting, parachute pants kind of ugly. In our current state of Continue reading
I miss hearing about the drama between Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid and seeing how the Philadelphia 76ers would have either overachieved or underachieved in this year’s NBA Playoffs. I miss seeing what could have been between LeBron James and Continue reading
Many moons ago, I fondly remember picking up Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity for the first time. From the opening page, I wondered if the author had secretly been following me around and documenting my life in excruciatingly sordid detail. High Continue reading
Let me preface this post by saying I love the Van Halen song “Panama.” I owned the 1984 album (yes, on vinyl) back in high school and wore it out upwards and downwards, backwards and forwards, just as I did Continue reading
“Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone” -Neil Peart, Subdivisions, 1982 You know you’re getting old when your rock heroes start passing away. In our recent past, we have mourned the deaths of Michael Jackson and Prince, David Continue reading
“It is the unemotional, reserved, calm, detached warrior who wins, not the hothead seeking vengeance and not the ambitious seeker of fortune.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War I saw Carlos Santana in concert last week. This year, he will Continue reading
I love lists. I am drawn to them like a moth to a flame. An eternal flame. When Sirius/XM and Billboard decided they were going to take an entire weekend and count down the top 500 songs of the 1980s, Continue reading