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The Secret Life of Laird Barron 17 Mar 2011 | 05:45 am
[Yes, I know it's been forever since I've posted. But this is a special occasion. Some of the language below is taken from public-access mental health documents.] ELIMINTATION OF RESTRAINT AND SECLUS...
Two Musical Obituaries 19 Feb 2010 | 02:12 pm
Doug Fieger, 1952-2010. Lead singer for The Knack, whose "My Sharonna" was inescapable in 1979 and has managed to stick around ever after. With all due respect to the late Mr. Fieger, I was never able...
My Boskone Schedule 9 Feb 2010 | 09:28 am
After having to miss last year, I'm delighted to be returning to Boskone this coming weekend. Hope to see many of you there. My schedule: Friday 7 pm Where Did All the Ghost Stories Go? F. Brett Cox ...
If it's too loud, adjust your hearing aid 8 Feb 2010 | 06:35 am
I can't remember the last time I was more pleased with a Saturday Night Live sketch. Worth sitting through the brief ad.
Isn't Dead. Isn't Even. 7 Feb 2010 | 05:59 am
Retro-lifestyle folk. Note to the individual who wishes she'd been born in 1874 instead of 1974: if you had been, chances would be significantly increased that you'd already have been dead for several...
J.D. Salinger, 1919-2010 30 Jan 2010 | 06:39 am
The Catcher in the Rye was pretty much the first 20th-century novel written for adults I ever read. I was eleven. I immediately read Salinger’s other three books--Nine Stories, Franny and Zooey, and R...
An apology and a song 21 Jan 2010 | 02:57 pm
I suspect I'm not the only one who has been neglecting Livejournal in favor of Facebook. I will try to do better. In the meantime: The Heavy, "How You Like Me Now" (2009). Now that’s what I’m talking...
Tim Hart, 1948-2009 31 Dec 2009 | 07:05 am
Founding member of Steeleye Span. I vividly recall seeing the band on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert when I was in high school and being entranced.
Merry Happy 26 Dec 2009 | 05:59 am
...to everyone. No links--it's a holiday, after all.
Song of the Week 19 Dec 2009 | 08:01 am
Recently rediscovered: Grace Slick and the Great Society, "Somebody to Love" (1965). A live performance of the original, pre-Jefferson Airplane version. Slower and sparer than the JA hit single. It wo...
