Published in Fanfare·PinnedMember-onlyShit From Five Christmas Shows That Would Never Fly TodayQuick! Someone call CPS! — I was watching Rudolph with my nine-year-old grandson the other day. He didn’t get why Rudolph’s mom and girlfriend weren’t allowed to join in the search for Rudolph after he snapped from relentless assholery and bolted. He had no concept of what Donner meant by “man’s work.” I must be…Humor5 min read
Published in Rock n’ Heavy·PinnedMember-onlyFive Probably Best Forgotten Seventies Love SongsI apologize in advance — Heavy on the cheese, please. Yeah, these songs have probably been forgotten for a reason. Yikes. But I’m gonna bring this shit back, wearing a stick pin in my cowl neck sweater and reeking of Love’s Baby Soft. Because I love you guys and want you to share my Engelbert…Music5 min read
Published in Rock n’ Heavy·PinnedMember-onlyFive Unpopular Music OpinionsPlease don’t hurt me — Obviously, musical taste is highly subjective, and my opinion is just that — my opinion. Now read on to see why my opinion is the only correct one. See what I did there? Right then. We’re off! The Rolling Stones kinda suck liveMusic4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Catholic Girls Start Much Too LateDenim leads to the road of prostitution — Well, they showed you a statue, told you to pray They built you a temple and locked you away Aw, but they never told you the price that you pay For things that you might have done Only the good die young Two images spring to mind when most…Humor5 min read
13 hours agoMember-onlyI Suck at “Networking.”And I couldn’t be happier about that — Online “networking.” Like most buzzwords, “networking” is purposefully inaccurate and therefore misleading. Here it is in a nutshell: Networking is simply a euphemism for cyber-schmoozing. Kissing the virtual ring. And there is a definite pecking order. Your objective is openly fawning over those higher on the ladder than you and…Work4 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyGoofiest Women’s HairstylesFrom the “What Were We Thinking?” files — Trends come and trends go whether it’s music, film, art, literature, or fashion. The fluidity of what’s popular (this week) reflects the flea-like attention span of most people and Madison Avenue’s determination to keep us needlessly consuming their products. …Humor5 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyQuiet Quitting is Utter NonsenseLet’s cut the corporate propaganda and call it what it is — “Quiet Quitting” is the most nauseating attempt by capitalists to control the narrative since the equally misleading “Right to Work” (for nothing and like it) scam. So let’s look at what’s really going on as opposed to what our Capitalist spin masters would like us to believe, shall we? Sniff…Politics4 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyThe Most Noble Order of the GarterBritain’s oldest and most exclusive club — The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest and most exclusive British civil and military honor. …History4 min read
Sep 28Member-onlyMy Journey from Rabid Berner to Ex-BernerBuckle up baby, it’s a bumpy ride — First off, let me say that, as a New Englander, I’d been an admirer of Bernie Sanders for years, even before it was cool. I wholeheartedly supported his two presidential campaigns and was one of the very first Bernie-or-Busters. I kept his picture next to RFK’s on my desk. …Poltics3 min read
Sep 25Member-onlyThere’s No Question Who the Fifth Beatle WasWithout George Martin, the Beatles wouldn’t have been the Beatles — No, it wasn’t Stu Sutcliff. Or Mal Evans. Or Neil Aspinall. Or even Brian Epstein. Only one person could lay claim to the title of Fifth Beatle, and that man was George Martin. So spatheth Julian, Son of Lennon: “The Fifth Beatle, without question, and likely one of the best…Music4 min read
