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The First Celebrity COVID Death?

I would never have guessed that Joe Diffie would be the first celebrity COVID death (well, if a tier B 1990’s country singer counts as a celebrity but I liked quite a few of his songs back in the day so why not?) And if this helps even one Red Stater stay home, his death […]

Posted 29 March 2020 § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “And the saddest thing would be/Is if you up and said to me/That you’re tired of running scared/And you really don’t care/About the ice age, baby”

I’m suddenly very interested in end-of-the-world songs for some reason… “Ice Age” – Hawksley Workman

Posted 23 March 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “That’s great it starts with an outbreak/From birds and bats to airplanes/Donald Trump is not afraid”

Great rewrite! “It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – COVID-19 Remix” – R.E.M.  

Posted 16 March 2020 § Humour § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa/Ma ma se, ma ma sa/Ma ma coo sa”

Back from a week in Mexico and will likely do some resort-themed posts over the next few days starting with this one… And my big thought of the day is – I really have no idea why most Cancun resorts have a Michael Jackson impersonator as one of their nightly shows when you never see […]

Posted 02 March 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I can almost smell the perfumed nights/And see the starry sky/I wish you comin’ with me baby/’Cause right before my eye”

Isn’t the Internet amazing? I heard this song on my random “Flow” playlist the other day.  It’s a song from 1977 by an obscure New Zealand band that I’d never heard before but it felt fitting even though we’re going to Mexico instead of Cuba, leaving in February instead of April, but hoping for sun […]

Posted 17 February 2020 § MusicMonday § Randomness § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Why Is OK Computer So Good?

My generation’s “Sgt. Pepper’s”?  

Posted 12 February 2020 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “We’re all gonna die someday lord/We’re all gonna die someday Mama’s on pills daddy’s over the hill/But we’re all gonna die someday”

“We’re All Gonna Die Someday” – Kasey Chambers

Posted 03 February 2020 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Normally I’d Save A Post Like This For Music Monday…

…but this feels unique enough to deserve a stand-alone post:  

Posted 02 February 2020 § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Losing My Religion” – The Story Behind the Song

A bit more about the song I featured in yesterday’s “Music Monday” post…

Posted 28 January 2020 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Every whisper/Of every waking hour I’m/Choosing my confessions”

Recommended by a patron at my branch… “Losing My Religion” – Lacuna Coil

Posted 27 January 2020 § Library § MusicMonday § Randomness § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: