Many years ago, I read someone’s list of the top ten grunge albums, and I cringed to see Vitalogy by Pearl Jam at #1, En Utero by Nirvana on the list instead of Nevermind, and some really questionable anthology picks. So, as[…]

The Five Simple Rules to Being Safely Sort of Transparent but Still Vaguely Opaque Online from a Person Who Studies this Stuff  1. Before sharing something, I ask myself “Will anyone care?” If the answer is no, the[…]

Today I bought an antique ceramic piece that looks like a knight’s head, and I pledged over $100 for a custom made dice rolling pad/thing/dealie. These were, of course, not items I NEEDED to have.[…]

Elvis was a hero to most/But he never meant [radio edit] to me you see/Straight up racist/that sucker was Simple and plain/Mother [radio edit] him and John Wayne… -Chuck D, Public Enemy, “Fight the Power” If the 2016[…]

Well, I’ve seen some old friends sort-of die/or just turn into whatever must have been inside them/whatever we had once in common/we grew up, we left home/we don’t think that way no more/turn around/turn the[…]

It sure sounds funny when you say his name like that.  -For Squirrels, “Mighty KC” With the dawn of the Trump America, I’ve been even more nostalgic than usual. But as I revised my book[…]

Brother, did you forget your name?/Did you lose it on the wall/Playin’ tic-tac-toe?/Yo, check the diagonal/Three million gone/Come on/Cause they’re counting backwards to zero. -Zack de la Rocha, Rage Against the Machine, “Freedom” I’m about to[…]