Today is Mike Stoller’s 80th birthday if I counted correctly, and you should live so long, Michael, you’ve written most of the good songs of my childhood, and I thank you because it was a… more →
Mongrel4u's Blogwrote 2 months ago: Today is Mike Stoller’s 80th birthday if I counted correctly, and you should live so long, Mic … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Just watched “Searching For Sugar Man”, the astonishing tale of a musical talent ignored … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Diddley Daddy Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known by his stage name Bo Diddle … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Tomas Rivera, whose birthday was yesterday, is a Mexican-American author, poet (won’t hold tha … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This young woman’s face will be forever etched into my memory as the beauty and hope which can … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Someday I will do a list of Aldo’s Top Ten Poets. Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911 – January … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Forty-Niners Gold? Yes, I was one of those who complained and advocated for the ouster of Alex Smith … more →
wrote 6 months ago: )[ Better than W.“You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me by your strength. … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Whoa, Nelly Bell! Looking for inspiration/entertainment this morning I turned on Netflix and discove … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Roy Campanella. Another Dodger I actually liked (see Duke Snider). Wish I still had my old Topps bas … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Man of many voices, that all sound like Stan Freberg. Mr. Freberg, Mel Blanc, Jonathan Winters, Erni … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I don’t think I am ready to commit to another full year’s worth of Amazing Humans, but i … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Estevanico. The new champ. “Those Amazing Humans” is still the most popular attraction o … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Conan The Solemn We watched Conan last night. He’s a funny guy. Will Ferrell came on in his Ro … more →
wrote 10 months ago: On my search for spiritual enlightenment and extreme weirdness I read Hesse’s “Siddharth … more →
wrote 12 months ago: What is it good for, hunh? Good God. Wikipedia: Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: When I was a youngster in Florida many years ago I listened to a lot of radio. Most of it was bona f … more →
wrote 1 year ago: As my regular readers may have noticed I like to break up the monotonous narration of my life in par … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The older you get the more your heroes and heroines die. In the last week two of my very favorite m … more →