Friday, March 26, 2021

Music Friday: "Tell the Truth" & "Freedom"

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The Uber-talented Jon Batiste has a new album out titled WE ARE.  After a few spins, here a couple of tunes I was automatically drawn to: ...
Monday, March 22, 2021

Random Notes from a Crank

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The other day I made up some sweetbreads according to the recipe in The Joy of Cooking . I had never had them before, so I thought I'd t...
Saturday, March 20, 2021

Music Friday: "Unpleasant Breakfast"

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Another album I picked up recently is Open Door Policy by The Hold Steady.  Here's a song that's a pleasant ear worm of renown.  I...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Music Friday: "Hypotheticals"

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I watched this performance on Colbert's show last night and picked up the album today. I've only given a couple of spins, but it...

Random Notes from a Crank

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How does Jennifer Aniston look hotter than she did when she was on Friends ? She has aged gracefully indeed.  I was thinking the other day a...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

Music Friday: "Lie in Our Graves"

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I was reminded of the album Crash this week by a friend on FB.  I am also horribly late with this post.  I used to listen to DMB all the da...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Music Friday: "To My Younger Self"

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  One of the most under appreciated musical artists of the past twenty years is the band Glossary. The band is no longer intact anymore, but...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Musing of the Moment: The Dangers of Left-Handedness

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Mrs. Nasty got me an electric powered chainsaw for my birthday. I'm finally going to get around to using it this weekend because the wea...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Musing of the Moment: Free Dele Alli

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  I just watched the highlight of Spurs demolishment of Austrian side Wolfsberg, which you can enjoy below.  Dele has been in Mourinho's...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Music Friday: "Summer Days"

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The other new album I bought this year is Langhorne Slim's Strawberry Mansion . If you're familiar with his work, he has a folk-rock...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Random Notes from a Crank

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I dislike the term "foodie." To me, it just seems pretentious. Why not just say you like independent restaurants and bars? The oth...
Friday, February 12, 2021

Music Friday: "Party at Ground Zero"

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Last night I watched Everyday Sunshine , which is a documentary about one of my favorite bands, Fishbone. It's a sobering film about a g...
Sunday, February 7, 2021

Random Notes from a Crank

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  Of the stemware that's out there, the martini glass has to be the most stupid one. The glass is designed almost on purpose to be easy ...
Friday, February 5, 2021

Musing of the Moment: Searching for a New Word for T****

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  If you've been reading this blog for a long time or for a short time, it's clear I despise the 45th president.  On a related note,...

Music Friday: "Good as Gone"

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The first new album I acquired this year is Lucero's When You Found Me .  It's a solid album. I've listened to it several times,...