Long Island Wal-Mart employee trampled to death by mob of Black Friday shoppers. What the hell is wrong with this world ( Read more... )

It's been a tough year and sometimes it's hard to find things to actually be thankful for. There I said it! However, today I shall not allow the negative to creep in and bog shit down and I'm just gonna focus on those things that I should be thankful for. And, really, there are plenty. And I am. Hope and new beginnings, for one ( Read more... )

Happy anniversary to my dear friends tinawiesen and her genius of a dessert making husband Bob.

And also happy 38th birthday to Bruce. I'm afraid that's all you're getting.

My girl playing with Stevie Ray Vaughan's band. Her slide guitar playing makes my nipples twitch.

Twitch, I tell ya!

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Excuse me while I have a cigarette.

I turned on the television last night and was assaulted with the news that Studio 28 was closing. I say assaulted because the news was like a punch to the gut. Dramatic? Maybe. But this place was a huge part of my childhood ( Read more... )

I just got done listening to Grace Jones' new album "Hurricane".

WHOA!

Just WHOA!

Admittedly, I went into it with somewhat low expectations because her last album nineteen years ago left me rather cold. At the age of 60 Ms. Grace has released an album that is not only brilliant but career defining. Just as good as Warm Leatherette and ( Read more... )

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Yes, we DID DID!

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rip june pointer.

I just opened up my box of this weeks new releases.

For the next couple of hours I shall be celebrating election day with the new album by one of my own personal American heroes, the great MAVIS STAPLES aptly entitled Live: HOPE at the Hideout.

I'll just let Mavis tell ya...

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THANK YOU, MAVIS!!!!

I voted today. The whole process took maybe fifteen minutes in my ward 2 precinct 4 ( Read more... )