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Before the Apocalypse is still here for archival purposes. Some of the posts are pretty good. Enjoy!
Beau Dure
Dec 29, 2021
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Why SNL’s “porn star” sketches work in spite of themselves
Why SNL’s “porn star” sketches work in spite of themselves
Making fun of porn stars would typically be the epitome of “punching down.” Some women pick this profession knowing full well what they’re…
Beau Dure
Jul 7, 2020
Coldplay’s “Fix You”: Condescending or reassuring?
Musically, the Coldplay song Fix You is stunning, especially in the last two minutes. The guitar plays a repeated pattern on two strings —…
Beau Dure
Oct 7, 2020
Ideas
S-O-L-A, solar … so, so, so, so, soooo-lar …
S-O-L-A, solar … so, so, so, so, soooo-lar …
Virginia’s reputation as a “dark state” is getting brighter.
Beau Dure
Dec 2, 2020
School and college: Can we just do what we can do and not do what we can’t?
School and college: Can we just do what we can do and not do what we can’t?
Give some credit to your college faculty and local school boards. They’re trying to figure out how to have some semblance of school this…
Beau Dure
Aug 3, 2020
Take a creative trip … OK, now land! LAND!
Take a creative trip … OK, now land! LAND!
Need to be creative? Here, take these free the brain. Then take something else to get it done. Feel better?
Beau Dure
Jul 24, 2019
Music
The best YouTube music channels
The best YouTube music channels
Learn about music theory, dissect your favorite songs and get a few good laughs.
Beau Dure
Apr 28, 2020
Neil Peart through the ages
Neil Peart through the ages
Observe how Neil Peart plays a particularly tricky passage of Tom Sawyer around the 3:05 mark in this video from the early 80s:
Beau Dure
Mar 10, 2018
The beauty of “Your Hand in Mine,” even in beer ads
The beauty of “Your Hand in Mine,” even in beer ads
One of the many great things about the existence of Friday Night Lights is that introduced the world to Explosions in the Sky, a band that…
Beau Dure
Oct 21, 2020
Weird Al: The legend
Weird Al: The legend
Many years ago, I read a review of a “Weird Al” Yankovic album that said his Warholian 15 minutes were up.
Beau Dure
Apr 10, 2020
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Two posts this month, each one a reaction to an Ultimate Classic Rock post. Maybe I need to diversify my reading?
Beau Dure
Jul 24, 2018
Why Blue Man Group resonates
Why Blue Man Group resonates
To some extent, Blue Man Group is simply a percussion ensemble on steroids.
Beau Dure
Jun 19, 2019
More prodigies: Joining an established band at a young age
More prodigies: Joining an established band at a young age
Does this drummer look young?
Beau Dure
Jun 7, 2019
Prodigies and instant creativity
Prodigies and instant creativity
Most of us could spend our childhoods learning every instrument and spend two years learning how to use every gadget in a recording studio…
Beau Dure
Jun 4, 2019
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