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I wrote this at the start of the new year… hoping, praying and trying to manifest some fiery forward momentum for 2026. 2026. The Year of the Fire Horse starts in a little less than a month. According to Chinese astrology, the Fire Horse is intense and powerful. I’m ready for intense and powerful- in… Read more
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In 1979 Rod the Mod went disco and a certain seventh grade girl was awestruck. Because it’s February and this world needs more love right now, and because it’s absolutely freezing outside…I’m going to focus on some songs that are about hot lovin’- in all forms. I have loved the particularly hot artist who sang… Read more
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From my Valentines Day themed YouTube THE perfect song series. Chrissy Hyde is such a badass! Back with the second love themed song for this month. I low-key hate Valentine’s Day but I love this perfect song about love. The Pretenders Message of Love was released forty five years ago this month. I was in… Read more
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Valentines season picks for THE perfect song. Even though Valentine’s Day is over, it’s still February, so I’ve got one more hot song about lovin’ that I want to talk about. Can’t really make a list of hot songs and not include something by Prince, and his early perfect hit I Wanna Be Your Lover… Read more
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Eyes Without a Face is THE perfect song. HTF did he not get more fan votes for the Rock Hall?????? I’d been thinking about including Billy Idol here for a while, and his nomination for inclusion in the RnR HoF, long overdue IMO, spurred me on to talk about this perfect song- Eyes Without a… Read more
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Part of my PERFECT song series. Not Enough Time is THE perfect song! And how the hell did they not get enough fan votes for the Rock Hall? SMH… Since INXS has been nominated for the Rock Hall they are next up for THE perfect song. It was really, really difficult to pick one song… Read more
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One of my picks for my PERFECT SONG SERIES The Emperor’s New Clothes by Sinead O’Connor is the perfect song. I should have posted this at least yesterday on St. Patrick’s Day if not earlier but as usual I’m late so here we are today. It may not be her best song- but it was… Read more
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How was 1986 forty years ago? This is the first in a series of essays about THE perfect songs from that long ago spring. Blackwell Hall on the Circle of William Smith College. Some fun was had here! I Can’t Wait by Nu Shooz is THE perfect song. That distinctive bass and hand clap is… Read more
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Here I go again….. Over Thanksgiving I attended two shows at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, a very nice smaller venue with great sight lines and acoustics. It’s a cool place if you don’t mind standing for a show. There are some seated areas but mostly reserved for people with extenuating circumstances. This is a… Read more
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So yeah, I sound like a broken record. About not having friends. I keep writing about it, returning to it. If you’re reading my stuff you are probably tired of it. But I find this time in my life confusing, confounding, it makes me sad sometimes, not as much as it used to though. And… Read more
Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.
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