Stacy’s Mom Has Come To Say So Long
The damn Coronavirus has come for another one. Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger Dies from Coronavirus He was only 52. I liked Fountains of Wayne from the first time I heard Radiation Vibe. I...
View ArticleSo Long, Jean Little
I almost met Jean Little when I was in third grade. She was coming to our school and I was picked to be one of the people who would get to show her around. Unfortunately I ended up with strep throat or...
View ArticleSo Long, Myrtho
I hope this song doesn’t have a hidden meaning that I don’t understand. But from what I do understand, I felt it was appropriate for a couple of reasons: it talks about thinking of someone years down...
View ArticleThe Mighty Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash died yesterday. Most people, including me, are going to remember him best for I Can See Clearly Now, because that song is great. But while reading some things about his death, I also...
View ArticleLou Ottens Twisted Up And Eaten At 94
Say what you want about cassettes. They’re easy to destroy. They don’t sound so hot once they start to wear. But for my money, there has never been a format that made audio more universally accessible....
View ArticleAlan Kalter’s Celebrity Interview
I was sad to hear a couple of months ago that Alan Kalter, David Letterman’s announcer for most of his CBS run, had died. I always enjoyed him, as I do a lot of classic announcers. Sadly you don’t hear...
View ArticleHappy Booirthday!
I have to write about this, because I ran into two creepy instances of this in two days. Yesterday, when I was finally updating the singing screen readers post, I was trying to look up Chris Skarstad’s...
View ArticleSo Long, Sandy
I got some sad news the other day. Sandy, Steve’s aunt’s dog, the Australian shepherd that has been in so many stories over the years, passed away. She was 14, so certainly lived a good long life, but...
View ArticleHere Comes 2024
Hi there. It’s me, the biggest absentee blogger in history. Since I started going back to the office, even though I have more energy thanks to ol’ Santa the CPAP machine, I can’t seem to find the time...
View ArticleMy First Prime Minister Died
Technically speaking that’s not true since there were Joe Clark, Pierre Trudeau and John turner before him, but Brian Mulroney is my first Prime Minister in the sense that he’s the first one I remember...
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