WKRP and Dogs
Johnny Fever is dead. Howard Hesseman, who played the character on WKRP in Cincinnati died of complications from colon surgery on 29 January. If ever an actor was made for… Read more »
Category: Music
Music Break: Time
An easy day today. A great song from an incredible album. Well worth listening to the whole thing, but this one will do for now…
A history lesson for the kids…
I’ve been working on a piece for the whole week and just can’t quite get it. It’s up around 1,500 words right now, and it works for me, but it… Read more »
Hide in Your Shell
I’ve written before about Supertramp’s masterpiece album Crime of the Century. Still one of my favorites. And to think in just a couple of years, it’ll be 50. The first… Read more »
Phases
I listened to some Pink Floyd today. Now there’s a group that went through phases. Their early stuff — not something I got into. Then along comes a streak where… Read more »
Like Being There
What can I say? I just told you a last week I’m a visual-type guy. So I like seeing the music made. And while I’m a fan of Steely Dan,… Read more »
John Butler: Ocean
I love watching good guitar work as much as I like listening to it. Maybe even more. I’m a bit visual — I like to see how it all works… Read more »
One for the Kids
Here’s a bit of a history lesson. In 1927, a blues singer named Blind Willie Johnson wrote a song called “It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine.” It’s a great song —… Read more »
Peg
I love Steely Dan. Not all of it — kind of like Supertramp I guess. They’ve got a couple of albums that show something that isn’t quite there, but then… Read more »
Start
This is the song that starts one of my riding playlists. It’s the perfect song to start the new year. As usual, I encourage you to listen. This is a… Read more »