This post was originally published Thu, Sep 11, 2008, under a different title. Broken links have been fixed and missing images replaced. It has been expanded slightly for this reprint. What is it about music, anyway? Even if you aren’t currently in a music-loving stage of life, you probably have been. And certain songs evoke … Continue reading The sound of feelings
R.I.P. Tina Turner. Simply the best. Continue reading Simply the best
Gordon Lightfoot, R.I.P. Continue reading Early morning rain
I found this video on YouTube this morning, and if you love Stephen Colbert as much as I do, you’ll enjoy it. He’s a rare human being and I wish we had many more like him. Thoughtful, humble, funny, smart as a whip. A real class act. I could go on, but you get my … Continue reading All hail Colbert
Meat Loaf the rock star died yesterday at age 74. I didn’t follow his career and I’ve rarely listened to music in the last 20 years. But his 1993 song “I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)” somehow got my attention. I loved the song but never stopped asking “What wouldn’t he … Continue reading What Meat Loaf wouldn’t do for love
As a native Oklahoman, I felt compelled to “borrow” this wonderful parody from blooper0223 over at Serenity is a fuzzy belly. This is one talented family! Previously it had not occurred to me that Oklahoma! first opened on Broadway in 1943, just 8 days before I was born. But I was born in Kansas City, … Continue reading ‘Oh, Corona!’
