Last week we finished watching the marathon Beatles documentary series, Get Back. It’s really slow and probably not for anyone who isn’t a die hard Beatles Fan. As I am such a fan, though, I really enjoyed it! It pulls back the curtain for an intimate view of how one of the most accomplished bandsContinue reading “Get Back Review”
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Is Vinyl Better Than Modern Media?
A friend recently asked what was going on with the recent popularity of vinyl records. Is vinyl “better” than more modern music media? Or is it just a hipster fad with no base? I am far from an expert but, as I have a fair bit of experience with vinyl (~100 LPs and a jukeboxContinue reading “Is Vinyl Better Than Modern Media?”
More on the Beatles
As a follow up to yesterday’s post about the Final [Fab] Four and in celebration of the UNC Tarheels basketball championship last night, here are some more thoughts on the Beatles that came from discussions in the group. First thought: even if you go back pre-Beatlemania to their time as a cover band, their potentialContinue reading “More on the Beatles”
The Final [Fab] Four
While Chapel Hill is going crazy with Final Four fever, I have been focusing my March Madness attention on a different Final Four – the Final Fab Four. A friend of mine from universitydrew up a bracket of 128 Beatles songs and we spent the month of March in a Facebook group devoted to the discussionContinue reading “The Final [Fab] Four”
A Birthday Feast for the Ages
Last night capped off 36 hours of wonderful birthday celebration! Thursday evening my favorite wingman took me and a couple of other friends out to Experience Hendrix, a Jimi Hendrix tribute tour featuring several blues legend performers. It was a great show, covering the entire Hendrix canon. Some notable performers were Dweezil Zappa (son ofContinue reading “A Birthday Feast for the Ages”
Empty House
20 years ago today I woke up alone in my father’s house at the top of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, AL. Having recently moved up to the Washington DC area for Mom’s new job at the Smithsonian, we had flown down to Huntsville to spend Memorial Day weekend with Dad. Saturday and Sunday hadContinue reading “Empty House”
Mixed Media
Last week marked several milestones for me regarding different forms of media: 1. I finished listening to the entire Jimmy Buffett discography chronologically and am now well prepared for the July 5th concert in London. Speaking of which, I still have an extra ticket for that show if any Parrot Heads are looking to join.Continue reading “Mixed Media”
A1A
I finished up Jimi Hendrix and have moved onto my favorite discography to work through chronologically: Jimmy Buffett! While I’m working on rewriting some of Poken’s legal paperwork I have A1A playing in the background. What an album! Not only does it feature some of my favorite Buffett songs of all time (A Pirate LooksContinue reading “A1A”
Sunny Saturday
I was woken this morning by a call from a number I didn’t recognize. It turned out to be two Dutch entrepreneurs. They had driven all night from Amsterdam and were ready to take delivery of the 1080 pokens they had ordered. As I live just around the corner from the office, it falls onContinue reading “Sunny Saturday”
A Country Kinda Week
I’ve moved through “G” and “H” in my music collection. This has brought with it a high concentration of country music: Garth Brooks, George Strait, Hank Williams, Sr., and Hank Williams, Jr. Although I’m not a HUGE fan of country, it reminds me of Texas and that is comforting. I’m onto Huey Lewis and theContinue reading “A Country Kinda Week”