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From The Stacks: I Wonder What She’ll Think About Me Leaving
Two bad album covers in a single week? That’s just crazy. You know Einstein’s definition of crazy? Combing your hair into the same pompadour every day but expecting a different result. But we’re […]
Levon Helm: May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012
The Band was one of the legendary groups that loomed very large in my childhood, and it was all because of Levon Helm. I’m a bit too young to be a first-generation […]
From The Stacks: The Ames Brothers – Exactly Like You
“Hello, Smith residence. Oh, hi Peggy. Yes, Walt and I had a lovely time, thank you again. Your home is so beautiful. Oh really? We were going to get aluminum siding last […]
74. Gonna Get Inside Your Bitter Mind
“Turn that goddamned record off,” my father said. He was standing in my bedroom doorway. Pete Townshend’s Empty Glass spun round and round at thirty-three and a third, clicking and popping. I […]
Why Music Matters
I think we’re done here. There’s not much to add on the topic of why music matters after this. Last one out turn off the lights.
From The Stacks: Lou Cicchetti’s “Bronx Classics” “The Bronx”
This doo-wop “compilation” demonstrates that some “people” know as little about proper usage of “quotation marks” as I know about “algebra.” It also points out that during the Jurassic Guido era gold chains, […]
Countdown To Patti Smith
The truly legendary Patti Smith is coming to UC Davis’s Mondavi Center on May 9, 2012. According to the intergooglewebtubes I have been an admirer of Patti Smith since April 17, 1976, […]
Deep Cuts: Math Songs
“Where’s the music?” was the most commonly asked question after my last piece. “Are you really that stupid?” was a close second, followed by “Can you walk and talk without falling down?” […]
73. I’d Like It If They Like Us, But I Don’t Think They Like Us
Algebra class was a bit of an awkward situation. Both my current girlfriend, Sherri, and my ex-girlfriend, Melody, shared the class with me. This shouldn’t have been too uncomfortable as Melody had […]
