My kid is at a friend’s house, so I spent the afternoon listening to records. I listened to The Rolling Stones’ 12″ single of “Miss You” b/w “Far Away Eyes”, ? and the Mysterians’ single of “96 Tears” b/w “Midnight Hour”, Warren Haynes’ “Tales of Ordinary Madness”, Dr. John’s “Things Happen that Way”, Mavis Staples’…
As the 2010’s come to a close, there are a ton of “best of” lists floating around. I’m not going to do a best of because I don’t understand how you rank things like that. But, I thought I’d share some of my favorite music from the past decade. Basically, this is music that I…
This afternoon, my daughter and her cousin were listening to music on YouTube. They were singing along and dancing and having a great time. It got me thinking about when I was her age and how I listened to music. It’s amazing how much things have changed. There are two blatant changes. One is the…
A long time ago, I wrote this piece about collecting classical music. It was so long ago that it was on a different blog. I’m still working on the project of cataloging my record collection. After I finished classical, I moved on to blues. It’s taken me a while to get everything in, but now…
The first time I saw B.B. King perform live was 1992 or 1993. I’m pretty sure it was my senior year of high school, but I don’t remember which side. Before I went, a guy that I worked with told me that seeing B.B. is, “like going to church.” I didn’t really understand what he…
A couple years ago, I discovered that Kirk Cameron’s father in “Growing Pains” had a kid who had a hit song. I’ve never heard the song, but I read an article about the fact that he was pre-emptively suing Marvin Gaye’s estate so that the courts would certify that he had not stolen one of…
My wife and I spent last weekend in New York City. She had a continuing education class on Friday, so I had the whole day to myself. I had no plan or agenda. I left my bags at the hotel and went out walking. I got breakfast at some diner, which I can’t remember. Eggs…
