Jack Silbert
Aquarium Playlist, 10/9/18
EPISODE #301: FAST The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Rockpile — “Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)” Liechtenstein — “Fast Forward” Alex & the Christopher Hale Band — “Fast Forward” Lo-Fidelity Allstars — “Sleeping Faster” The Gotobeds — “Fast Trash” Tracy Chapman — “Fast Car” Wyclef w/ Paul Simon — “Fast Car” The Buzzcocks […]
Meatball Sandwich Review: Frank & Joe’s
It was thrilling to learn how to drive again at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, New Jersey, this past June. But almost equally exciting was finding out that my instructor Maria’s father ran a pizza place in Paterson. I promised myself that when I was finally an approved driver, with hand controls […]
Movie Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
4.5 stars out of 5 Everyone except your most alt-right friends regards Donald Trump as a dangerous idiot, but Michael Moore is not here to preach to the choir. In answering his central question — “How the fuck did this happen?” — he pulls no punches while indicting Bill Clinton, the New York Times, the […]
Aquarium Playlist, 10/2/18
EPISODE #300: MUSIC II The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The White Stripes — “300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues” The Beach Boys — “I Can Hear Music” Jimmie Lunceford & his Orchestra, Willie Smith vocal — “I’m Nuts About Screwy Music” Frank Sinatra — “Strange Music” R. Stevie Moore — “Play Myself Some Music” Enderby’s […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/25/18
EPISODE #299: HOBOKEN ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Yo La Tengo — “For You Too” fall 2018, to be held Sunday, September 30: The RocknRoll Hi-Fives — “TKO” Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (w/ Bruce Springsteen) — “That’s What Makes Us Great” The Smithereens — “Time and Time Again” Marshall […]
Don’t ‘Dis’ Disabilities
On September 22, I gave a family-friendly presentation about disability awareness at the Hoboken Public Library. The Hoboken Reporter was kind enough to print a preview article about it. I hope to do more presentations like these, at schools and after-school programs.
Movie Review: A Simple Favor
1 star out of 5 I do not care to be played for a fool. First, on Sunday, Moviepass told me I could go see this film at my local cinema as part of my pre-paid plan. Except, when I got to the theater on Monday afternoon, the movie had mysteriously vanished from the app. […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/18/18
EPISODE #298: YOM KIPPUR (HUNGER) The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Long Neck — “Hunger (Apology Song)” The Beach Boys — “Gettin’ Hungry” Bruce Springsteen — “Hungry Heart” The Searchers — “Hungry for Love” Billy Childish — “I Am the Strange Hero of Hunger” [poem] Duran Duran — “Hungry Like the Wolf” X — “The […]
Jack’s 2018 Fall TV Preview
It’s mid-September and I really should be back at school. But before I matriculate (hey now!), my beloved Fall TV Preview returns after a four-year hiatus. The rules, for those who are new or need a refresher: 1) I have not seen any of these programs, and for the great majority never will. 2) I […]
Aquarium Playlist, 9/11/18
EPISODE #297: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 The Who — “Happy Jack” (acoustic) [ALTERNATE THEME] Bruce Springsteen — “The Rising” Steve Wynn — “Tuesday” Grass Widow — “Tuesday” The Pogues — “Tuesday Morning” The Moody Blues — “Tuesday Afternoon” Karl Hendricks Trio — “Nogales by Tuesday” Palomar — “Hooray for Tuesday” The Rolling Stones — “Ruby Tuesday” […]
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