An 80s Trend: Guitar Solos in Dance Tracks — Michael Jackson’s Thriller, an album playing leapfrog with the Eagle’s first greatest hits package for the best-selling album of all time crown, turned 40 years old last month. I’m not going to bother researching exactly how many copies Thriller has sold. Why omit such a valuable piece of information? The…

My Favorite Movies from My Birth Year — I was born in the summer of 1967, a really cool time to be born. My dad drove my mom and me home in my mom’s red 1966 Ford Mustang with a white convertible top and interior. I have no real memories of that car other than the photographs I’ve…

A Strange Playlist — I am primarily a Qobuz user but I sign up for Spotify Premium every time they throw a good promo price my way. In 2022, I spent about seven and a half hours listening to Spotify. I wasn’t going to participate in the 2022 Wrapped challenge but after seeing how…

Stream of Consciousness Edition — I was sitting at home one particular evening minding my own business when I saw a notification that Amy Von Blickhahn mentioned me in a story. I assumed she was mass tagging people to get views. If you read my last article, you know why. …

Here are the Answers to Ten of Them — I haven’t written anything in a while and have really felt the need to get moving again. Anthony Overs called me to respond to Pierce McIntyre’s ten question challenge. Before I get started, here is a musical interlude from the Moody Blues. And now, on with the questions… Favourite…

RIP Steve Sr. October 26, 1944-September 23,2022 — It is Saturday, September 24,2022 as I write this. I received a phone call from my brother yesterday morning as I was driving my granddaughter to school. He never calls me that early and as soon as he uttered a single syllable, I knew why he was calling. …

RIP Trixie. March, 2006- August 27, 2022 — On August 26, I saw Katemiya’s response to Pierce McIntyre’s Cat Playlist non-prompt. I half-read it but couldn’t get into because my sixteen year old cat, Trixie, wasn’t eating and I was worried about her. I was hoping she wasn’t feeling well and would recover, but that wasn’t to be…