The Ultimate Music To Write To – Death Letter

If you can’t feel the creative juices flowing listening to Son House, you’re dead inside.  That’s about as bold a statement as I will ever make… well that and I think the guy who invented Cheetos should win the Nobel Prize every year.  C’mon… all that cheesiness and that crunchiosity… They should [...]

I Lost My Manhood Today

Somehow, somewhere I apparently agreed to go see the Sex in the City movie.   Of course, I am prone to not listening at home so I’m guessing my wife got me to agree shortly after I turned on the automatic “Yes, dear” reply in my head.  If so, then I got what I deserved.   There [...]

Ernest Hemingway’s Son Celebrates 80th Birthday

Patrick Hemingway turned 80 today.  What’s it like being the son of one of America’s greatest writers?  NPR did an interview with the E-man’s offspring and asked just that.   
Hemingway’s Son Marks 80th Birthday

A Jump, Little Children Song To Jump Start Your Weekend

A rumor is that Elton John himself called an Altanta radio station and requested they play this song by Jump, Little Children. I give you Catherdrals.

Ape Rights – Spanish Parliament Goes Ape Over Apes

The Spanish Parliament has awarded the great apes the rights to freedom and life. I’m not sure what that means, but hey, they’re Spanish. What are you going to do? I’m not necessarily against this, but it rings kind of hollow when they won’t be releasing Apes from the 70 or so zoos in Spain. [...]

The Air Car

Forget the electric car.  It’s time for the air car.

I Should Have Stopped Looking

I was just about to sign off for the night.  I was closing down Youtube when I saw this title for a video: 9 year old guitarist Quin playing his original song.  Having just discovered Quinn Sullivan, I assumed it was him and decided to watch.  It was a different guitar prodigy named Quin (only [...]

It’s Prodigy Day Here In My Bloggerhood

So to deflate my ego even more (See my earlier post) I scoured the webosphere for even more talented, and younger people than me.  Sadly, they are not hard to find.  I’m probably coming in late on this one, but guitar prodigy Quinn Sullivan is amazing.  This one doesn’t sting as much as the book [...]

Pardon Me While I Scream!

I just read a story in the New York Post about Catherine Banner. She is a 19-year-old Cambridge student that signed a multi-book deal with Random House. Her book, The Eyes of a King, is currently ranked 3,474 on Amazon (Very respectable ranking). She’s being called the next J.K. Rowling.

Are you kidding me? First [...]

George Carlin Dies at 71

George Carlin the man who famously took on the FCC through his “The seven words you can’t say on television” comedy routine died of heart failure on Sunday.  Carlin was a stand-up comedian’s stand-up comedian.  His routines were not for the timid.  There were no sacred cows to George Carlin.  He was the only comedian [...]