My favorite writer is Lawrence Block. I’ve been following him on social media for a long time — almost as long as social media has existed. Many years ago, I saw that he said “Rabbits, rabbits” on Facebook and Twitter on the first day of every month.
I initially had…
I first became a fan of Adam Ant in early 1981. He and his band Adam and the Ants had released their album Kings of the Wild Frontier in December 1980 and I bought it not long afterward.
It quickly became one of my favorite albums that I owned. I’m…
Paul McCartney released the single for “Wonderful Christmastime” in November of 1979. After having spent the majority of the 1970s with his band Wings, this was his first official solo single since “Eat At Home” in 1971.
The song was recorded during the sessions for Paul’s album McCartney II…
Hey, you groovy music-loving, kids! I’ve got a fun writing prompt for you.
It’s exactly what it says in the title way, way up above:
Tell us about your favorite debut albums from musical acts.
Your article (oops — sorry, Medium — “story”) can basically be anything you want it…
A look at the amazing first album by The Pretenders
Okay, mini-rant here. Even though the name of the band is officially “Pretenders” and not actually “The Pretenders,” it feels odd for me to leave the “The” off of it, so I’m not going to. I feel the same way…
But first…a mini-rant about movie and television versions of comic book superheroes:
I’m a Marvel fan but I’m not a superfan. I’ve seen all of The Avengers movies, but I’m hit-or-miss (oh, the puns continue) when it comes to a lot of the other things from Marvel Studios.
For me…
Between 1971 and 1976, Kenny Loggins was half of the very successful music duo Loggins and Messina. They had several popular songs during that time, including the hits “Danny’s Song,” “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” “My Music,” and “House at Pooh Corner.”
After they split up, Kenny Loggins went on to…
We
meet
on each
Thanksgiving
We dine together
eating turkey and other things
but that is not all that the holiday is about
It should be about gratitude
for all that we have
Even things
we may
not
like
That
may
sound odd
but knowing
the things we dislike
can help make us feel more…
Like a lot of people, I first became aware of George Michael when he was in the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgely.
I can’t remember what the first song was that I heard by them, but it was something from their debut album Fantastic in 1983. There were a couple…
I started drinking coffee on a daily basis sometime in the late 1980s. Now, I’m no great mathematician, but that’s something like 60 years ago, right?
Well, no. That can’t be right. I’m not even 60.
Regardless…it was a very, very long time ago!
A couple of weeks ago, my…
