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Music Monday – “I never really knew that she could dance like this/She makes a man wants to speak Spanish/Como se llama, bonita, mi casa, su casa (sí, sí)”
What first snow of the year? “Hips Don’t Lie” – Shakira
Fred Eaglesmith Grand Ole Opry Debut
It took him fifty years to get there but it was worth it!
The Genius of John Lennon’s Guitar Playing
Man, I love the 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
Friday Fun Link – Blue Man Group on NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Usually Tiny Desk gets Americana-style artists but this is a pretty fun…
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
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 […]
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