“A broken man too tough to cry”

Picked up the Smile reissue today. I think I’ll be spending a lot of time with it. After having the Smiley Smile version, then Wilson’s own version from 2004 it’s good to finally hear the record how it was intended from back in 1967. To say I underestimated Brian Wilson all these years is an […]

Sunday Random Nonsense

Not much to report. Just wanted to share a couple things. One of the comics my son and I found was a Dr. Who comic from 1981. It’s Dr. Who Vol. 1 No. 58 February 1981 to be exact. I’s not worth anything, it’s just something we thought was pretty interesting. My oldest daughter is […]

Mustangs & Fridays

Another weekend is upon us, kids. I’m glad it’s here. I get to play with my new toy. Last Saturday I procured a Squier Modified Vintage Mustang from my good friends at Sweetwater Music in Fort Wayne, IN. I got to mess with it a little bit last weekend but not much. The birthday weekend […]

Vinyl is the Monday Cure

Nothing quite like getting home and seeing not one, but two cardboard squares sitting on the front stoop. That’s how I call Monday a winner, folks. Sitting on the front step was a package from Denmark and Brooklyn, New York. El Paraiso dropped off the new Jakob Skott album Amor Fati and Domino Records left […]

Friday Night Jazz

It’s back. What’s that? Well Friday night, that’s what. Strange how five days goes by quicker than four. I worked all week with no days off and it seemed to fly by in comparison to last week(I was off last Tuesday with a sick kid.) Still, I welcome thee Friday evening. I’m always glad to […]

I wanna be your holy man

Steely Dan’s The Royal Scam is one of those albums that I will never tire of. To me it’s the quintessential Dan record. From opener “Kid Charlamagne” to closer and title track “The Royal Scam” Fagen and Becker hit every mark. Other than Can’t Buy A Thrill, depending on the day of the week any […]

“I’m the Egg Man.”

I am not an expert when it comes to the Beastie Boys. In fact, besides “Fight For Your Right(To Party)” and “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” I couldn’t stand the Beasties in 1986. I was a metal kid in the 7th grade that saw the Beastie Boys as a way for the jocks to feel better […]

I Turn My Camera On

Nothing like a fine Bully Porter to make the Friday evening even more perfect than a Friday evening normally is, am I right? This has been an extraordinarily long week at the spine factory, so this fine porter is well deserved. Not much to report here, other than the house is clean, food is bought, […]

“the past is a grotesque animal”

Yes, it certainly can be. Remember that time you yelled at your mom and were really hateful, inconsiderate, thoughtless, and uncaring towards the woman that brought you into this world? Yeah, what a rotten 4 year old you were. Or that time your best friend’s mom asked you if you liked her tater tot casserole […]

A Modal Panorama

I’ve said it before and I will say it again right now that there is nothing greater in a music lover’s world than the discovery. The discovery of new music, that is. When you’ve been a music obsessive as long as I have the music discovery is an absolute treat. It’s a treasure hunt and […]