2024-04-24 02:21
April 2024 has been quite a month. We had a small earthquake in PA and a total solar eclipse traversed across the continental US. On a personal note, before the end of this month, I'll gradu… Read More
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Musings, rants, and eulogies regarding the world we live in and my life in general. Notes from the (alternative) spiritual path. News and noteworthy stories I find. 80s Music flashbacks. And Cats.
2023-11-26 21:23
On Friday evening, my wife read a meme to me in which the person wanted potato dishes instead of the bird-themed gifts in the 12 days of Christmas. So, I tried my hand at it. For t… Read More
2023-05-03 14:00
"How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life." –James T. KirkI woke up at some point between midnight and 7am this morning. And, for several moments, I si… Read More
2023-04-18 01:11
We are now more than halfway through April, my birth month! And I will complete my 55th orbit around the Sun this month. But I will not use this occasion to have a party or seek presents. No… Read More
2022-04-24 19:47
All this month, Facebook has been reminding harassing me to setup a charity through them. Well, I do frequently engage with their platform, perhaps more than I should. But I still… Read More
2021-10-31 22:37
So, tonight is the actual, official, U.S. calendar-dated Halloween. This is also the time of Samhain, Winter Nights, Allelieweziel, and several other seasonal observances. Three y… Read More
2021-04-29 14:02
This is the week I turn 53. As usual, Facebook has been reminding harassing me to setup a charity through them. Well, I do frequently engage with their platform, perhaps more than I sh… Read More
2020-04-28 16:00
Ten years ago this week, I turned forty-two (42), the age of the "the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything." This week, I shall turn 52. There is nothing… Read More
2018-08-30 03:30
So, during my evening commute today, I was going through some playlists on my phone. I came across "Always" by Tony Lucca from the NoiseTrade Summer Mixtape collection… Read More
2018-05-04 02:31
Dad crossed over at 3:07am on 5/3/2013. In my eulogy for Dad, I quoted Deng Ming-Dao's meditation on death. On this, the fifth anniversary of Dad's passing, I still find solace… Read More
2018-04-01 17:59
I haven't been to Prophet or Madman since June of last year. Since then, I've done most of my posting at Bookended by Cats or directly on Twitter. But an anniversary like this moves me… Read More
2017-06-03 03:48
Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, was already trying to recruit tech companies out of Silicon Valley (in the wake of DJT's Muslim, er travel, ban).
French President Emmanuel… Read More
2016-11-08 23:21
A Patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.-- Edward Abbey, author, essayist, and environmental advocate (1927-1989)
I posted this Abbey… Read More
2016-09-11 17:43
[This my 2010 reworking of a blog entry I originally posted on September 11, 2008]
"They crashed the planes and changed the rules." -- GrooveLily, Live Through This (Are… Read More
2016-07-16 17:08
Didn't post last night, but here is my latest Friday 80s Flashback! Read More
2016-06-24 13:00
80s Flashbacks
Are Now At
Well, folks, after a bit of a break -- OK, a nearly two month long break, but a break nonetheless -- I'm back with the 80s Flashback. But I'm moving the F… Read More
2016-04-30 02:51
[Guilty Pleasures - Redux] -- This Flashback was originally posted on 4/12/2013 at 06:54 PM. We all have guilty pleasures, songs we like even though we feel a little embarrassed a… Read More
2016-04-16 04:25
[33 Years of Murmur] -- If you're one of the two people who regularly visit this corner of the interwebz, then you must have noticed: I've been remiss in my blogging duties of… Read More
2016-03-26 04:18
[Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm] -- I'm not certain how many music fans would consider Joni Mitchell an 80s artist. I'm not even sure I do. Still, about a quarter of her singles w… Read More
2016-03-19 04:45
[A Saturday Night in Boston with Zappa] -- In 1988, Frank Zappa decided to tour with a band that he hired and paid for by himself. It was a short-lived affair as the whole thi… Read More
2016-02-27 04:20
[The World Won't Listen - Redux*] -- This week in 1987 (2/23/1987), The Smiths' record company, Rough Trade Records, released the compilation album The World Won't List… Read More
2016-02-13 04:37
[February 1988] -- Even with my new day job, which I started in December, I started 2016 strong with three straight weeks of 80s music blogging.
And then I lapsed for two week… Read More
2016-01-23 16:56
Otis watches Snowmageddon 2016 (photo by @Dangrdafne)
[Snowmageddon 2016] -- Well, this weekend's snow storm is the perfect excuse to revisit the snowtunes I posted in the wak… Read More
2016-01-17 17:22
A 1980s photo of David Bowie (1947 - 2016)
[Farewell Thin White Duke] -- David Bowie, who started performing music in 1962 and released his final album on 1/8/2016, died on Sunday… Read More
2016-01-09 16:07
DC Comics Super Powers Calendar: January 1988 (via Andertoons.com)
[This Week in 1988] -- Looks like I'm starting 2016 rather similarly to 2015: I missed posting a Flashback last… Read More
2015-12-31 20:19
If you want to chill a little on the last day of 2015, you could do so with this "lost" recording by Steve Roach.
From the website:
A delayed transmission from the early 80s. Discovered sere… Read More
2015-12-25 04:24
Holiday candle (Free photobank www.tOrange.us)
Prophet or Madman: Whose Holiday Is This Anyway? [Redux]: We're knee-deep in the holiday season now -- Hanukkah has passed, the Winter So… Read More
2015-12-18 13:28
[Stay Awake (Redux)] -- In 2000, after we eloped, Mrs. Brainwise and I flew to Walt Disney World for our honeymoon. Shortly thereafter, we made the plan to return to the House of Mo… Read More
2015-12-12 04:56
[30th Anniversary of Sun City] -- 30 years ago this week saw the release of "the most political of all of the charity rock albums of the 1980s" (per AllMusic). Sun City (1985)… Read More
2015-11-27 16:42
[Black Friday -- Redux] -- As I often do during a holiday, I'm re-using a previous Flashback post (with a few corrections/updates). This one was originally posted in November 2012, but t… Read More
2015-11-21 06:33
[Presto] -- This week in 1987, Canadian power trio, Rush, released their 13th studio album, Presto. AllMusic.com could muster only 2.5 out of 5 stars for this record, but my o… Read More
2015-11-06 21:43
[Eye of the Glass Tiger] -- For some reason, all this week, several songs by Canadian rockers, Glass Tiger, have been been on constant replay in my head. So, I take that as… Read More
2015-10-30 21:27
[Halloween] -- I missed flashing back last week, but I couldn't pass up a chance to post a very special holiday edition of the Friday 80s Flashback this week. It's Hallow… Read More
2015-10-24 03:51
[Oranges & Lemons Reissue] -- XTC's 11th studio album, Oranges & Lemons, was originally released in February of 1989. This month, it's getting reissued as a CD+Blu-ray… Read More
2015-10-09 22:11
[A Little Moyet] -- Alison Moyet is an English pop singer whose bluesy contralto voice has graced recordings and stage performances since 1978. She got her start in the music… Read More
2015-10-02 22:04
[Let It Be - 31 Years Young] -- On this date in 1984, The Replacements released their third studio album, Let It Be. The album cover features the band sitting on the roof of B… Read More
2015-09-25 16:45
[30+ Years of Private Eyes] -- September 1981. Simon & Garfunkel performed a free reunion concert in New York City's Central Park. Iron Maiden fired vocalist Paul Di'Anno… Read More
2015-09-12 00:41
This is a reworking of a post that originally appeared on September 9, 2011.
[I Love NY, on September 11 and Always -- Redux] -- On September 11, 1981, the top song in the U.S… Read More
2015-09-05 02:27
Cover Image from slamanddive.blogspot.com
[Worlds Apart] -- Though I graduated over 20 years ago, Labor Day weekend makes me think of college. I am particularly mindful of band… Read More
2015-08-28 20:01
[Revenge of the 80s -- Redux] -- A few years ago, June of 2009 to be a bit more precise, I created an 80s playlist for a friend's birthday. She's about half my age, so she neve… Read More
2015-08-14 23:44
Vixen: the 1988 album (L) and the animated DC Comics hero (R)
[Tale of Two Vixens] -- This week's Flashback post has its roots in a Matt Moore (@Guerrillascribe) tweet about beltin… Read More
2015-08-07 23:27
[When "The Doctor" was Punk] -- So, a month ago today, we took off for SDCC 2015. (Please note: Dangrdafne and I are still working on several blog posts about that week for&nb… Read More
2015-07-31 19:37
[Rapping to the Beat] -- Once upon a time, rap music sold thousands of records, but barely cracked the upper echelons of pop culture. That statement may seem odd to read in a… Read More
2015-07-26 03:15
[Bucks Fizz] -- In late 1980, the songwriting team of Nicola Martin and Andy Hill crafted a tune for the Eurovision Song Contest. In January of 1981, Martin and Hill put toget… Read More
2015-07-18 01:16
Still from an Entertainment Tonight Segment on 1982's Summer Movies
[1982 Summer Flicks] -- The summer of 1982 was a great time for science fiction films, quite possibly the g… Read More
2015-07-10 08:20
[Batman 1989] -- I'm at the San Diego International Comic-Con this week. This afternoon, I saw the 3rd Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero panel, and it got me to think… Read More
2015-07-08 17:41
My Wife and Me at the San Diego Convention Center
Greetings my fellow 80s-philes!
For the next week, I'm in San Diego for that great geek Mecca known as the San Diego International… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
[Spring is all Rite] -- Ah, Spring has arrived. Well, at least according to our celestial calendar because the Vernal Equinox was this week! I was wracking my brain to come up… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
[This post is a slightly updated version of one that I published on 3/17/2009 and 3/14/2012.]
So, Monday is St. Patrick's Day. Well, I for one will not be putting on the gr… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
[Breathe - Redux] -- OK. A year ago this week, I had to drive from Bucks County, PA, to see my father at the Cleveland Clinic. Dad was sent there after he had been admitted to the l… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
80's Flamingo by Vicesome
[All Right, Already, Enough with the Flamingos!] -- I know some of you come here not only to reminisce with me about the 80's, but also to mine my musica… Read More
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