The SFB

Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.

Gen X

  • BILLY IDOL

    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

  • SINEAD O”CONNOR and THE PERFECT SONG

    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

  • PERFECT SONGS FROM THE SPRING OF 1986 ON THE SHORES OF SENECA LAKE

    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

  • Going Solo Part 3

    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

  • Going Solo Part 2

    You’ll meet spectacular people! Gov’t Mule September 1, Terminal B at the Outer Harbor, Buffalo, New York. This is a fantastic new venue on Buffalo’s waterfront. Easy access, tons of free parking, good food and beverage options, fantastic views of the lake. Outstanding sunsets. I think music is best listened to live and outside. And… Read more

  • To All the Boys Part 3

    1986 and ’87, Geneva, New York. Ready for the spring formal for one of the fraternities, maybe Phi Sig, at Hobart College. In my thrifted dress, haha, and my grandma’s jewelry. And a really interesting shade of blonde hair. But my tan was looking good! Ha ha! Lol! I thought I could do this in… Read more

  • Bobby…

    Well, Bobby Weir. Where to even begin. How are we supposed to live in a world without Bob Weir? How amazingly fucking lucky were we to have been on this fucked up planet with such a divine human being and magic maker. What a fucking privilege. I love, love, love the Grateful Dead with my… Read more

  • It’s the End of the World as We Know It

    And the rabbit hole I fell down while reminiscing about this PERFECT song. It’s the end of the world as we know it and are we feeling fine?  If you were in college in the early to mid 80s R.E.M. was everything.  I was reminded recently that It’s The End of the World As We… Read more

  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

    I may or may not have been studying for finals here in the spring of 1986. Part 2: The College Years  “Boys and girls and music. Why do they need gin?” Annie, It’s a Wonderful Life Everything fun happens at night.  Especially a summer night. When you’re young and fun, all the good stuff happens in… Read more

  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

    The confluence of music and attraction. This is part 1 of what will probably turn into a three part saga, LOL. I have to broadcast a warning before anyone reads this. And maybe I am being presumptuous but… if I have dated you, loved you, lusted after you, or had any romantic or semi-romantic relationship… Read more