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My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/21/13
EPISODE #77: MEMORIES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Johnny Thunders — “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory” Of Montreal — “I Can’t Stop Your Memory” Baker Knight — “My Memories of You” Beat Happening — “In My Memory” THe Mountain Goats — “You or Your Memory” The Mockers — “Selective Memory” Deerhunter [...]
If I Win the $600 Million Powerball Jackpot
Back in late November, for the $550 million Powerball jackpot, I was still reeling from Sandy recovery when I made up my winnings wish list. Now, with tonight’s $600 million jackpot, I have a much clearer head. So this time, if I win, I will… • Go see fancy 3-D version of new Star Trek [...]
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby
3.5 stars out of 5 OK, this book, I did read. In high school, so I don’t really remember it very well. Except there was a green light, which was, you know, an example of symbolism. Boy, people really hated this movie before anyone had seen it, huh? Me, I was torn. I’m a pretty [...]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/14/13
EPISODE #76: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 6 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Question from Miriam: If you pee in the sea, does it attract sharks? Post-answer song: Morphine — “Sharks” Question from Matt: For the past several days, my Facebook page has alerted me the “Jack Silbert recently added 40 friends. Do you know any [...]
Movie Review: What Maisie Knew
4 stars out of 5 Does Maisie know that I’ve never read any Henry James? Anyway, I have no idea how closely this movie was based on his 1897 novel. (And yes, I just looked up the year on Wikipedia.) But I liked the movie a whole lot. Far and away, the star of the [...]
NRA and NBA: Similarities and Differences
This weekend, the National Rifle Association held its annual convention in Houston, Texas. Meanwhile, the National Basketball Association playoffs are in full swing. With their similar acronyms, it can be easy to confuse the two organizations. I’ve prepared this easy-to-digest chart to help you distinguish them. SIMILARITIES • In favor of shooting • In favor [...]
Escape From Desire, episode 1
I was aware of Stephen Vesecky’s band #Poundsign# well before Stephen and I became good friends. We recently sat down for a wide-ranging conversation involving much silliness and a little bit of wisdom. At the end, we duet (!) on a Smiths classic. In theory, this is the first episode of a new podcast, Escape [...]
Movie Review: Mud
3.5 stars out of 5 For us long-time Matthew McConaughey fans, there is an unspoken but teased-at subplot in Mud: Will he or won’t he take his shirt off? The shirt gets a lot of mentions. It’s a lucky shirt. It’s one of two things protecting him. He will not part with that shirt. But [...]
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