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Fred Eaglesmith Grand Ole Opry Debut

It took him fifty years to get there but it was worth it!

¶ Posted 23 October 2019 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: television, unitedstates

The Genius of John Lennon’s Guitar Playing

Man, I love the Beatles!

¶ Posted 16 October 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: beatles

Music Monday – “I’m a professional cynic/But my heart’s not in it/I’m paying the price of living life at the limit/Caught in the century’s anxiety”

“Country House” – Blur

¶ Posted 14 October 2019 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Blue Man Group on NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Usually Tiny Desk gets Americana-style artists but this is a pretty fun…

¶ Posted 11 October 2019 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool

Music Monday – “All the flowers that you planted mama/In the back yard/All died when you went away”

This song has always been incredibly powerful from when it became a worldwide smash in 1990 but it might even be more powerful to hear it now, nearly thirty years later, after Sinead O’Connor has led a life full of controversy and pain. “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Sinead O’Connor

¶ Posted 30 September 2019 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

12 Most Offensive South Park Episodes

Shea and I went to see “Book of Mormon” today, one of the most successful, long-running Broadway shows of all-time, written and produced by the same guys who made South Park. I’ve been a fan of South Park since someone told me about “Rainbows? I hate rainbows!” but I don’t watch it as religiously (pun […]

¶ Posted 29 September 2019 § Censorship § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, television

Music Monday – “I guess it could be worse, it ain’t that bad/At least I ain’t sittin’ in old Baghdad/In the middle of the hot damn desert sittin’ in a tank”

“You Can Have The Crown” – Sturgill Simpson

¶ Posted 23 September 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Now in the pouring snow, sad, but swift/I headed down the highway/Hoping that the burden of my blues would lift/And praying that the whiskey would keep me brave”

Easily my favourite song of the year (I can’t believe I haven’t posted it before!) “Letter to Madeline” – Ian Noe

¶ Posted 16 September 2019 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping

Music Monday – “She said, “Andy, you’re better than your past”/Winked at me and drained her glass/Cross-legged on a barstool, like nobody sits anymore”

“Elephant” – Jason Isbell (This reaction video where a couple commentators slowly realize what the song’s about is a pretty good supplement to what some feel is the best song of 2013.)