With Covid having about shut down everything the last two years its been. especially tough for live music -for both performers and listeners. Not that there were a lot of 50s/60s oldies acts still touring. Now there even fewer . Last night while some were watching rancid political hearings on tv we were At a …
Brian Wilson has called Ronnie Spector and the Ronnettes’ 1963 recording of ‘Be My Baby’ the PERFECT rock and roll record. Wilson was also among the first to pay tribute to his friend and colleague (and idol) following her January 10 passing. (See below Rolling Stone excerpt) ‘Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this …
?? America ?? I miss the America I grew up in. Remember when riots were unthinkable. When you left front doors unlocked. When socialism was a dirty word. When ghettos were neighborhoods. When the Flag was a sacred symbol. When criminals actually went to jail. When you weren’t afraid to go out at night. When …
who 30 years ago was already tiring of the ‘self-righteous environmentalistsand white, burgeoise liberals’ concerned about not enough bicycle paths and ‘making the world safe for their Volvos’. Carlin would go crazy today seeing all the bicycle lanes crowding out the vehicle lanes and all the hypocritical Prius and Tesla owners plus ‘their mammoth Ford Explorers …
George Carlin was ahead of his time, a modern day philosopher
presented as a comedian, Read More »