SPOILER WARNING: I’m assuming in these reviews that readers have seen the show. The most bizarre thing about this episode is its premise, because neither freaks nor geeks in high school tend to be filled with school spirit. I know … Continue reading Freaks And Geeks: S01E09 “We’ve Got Spirit”
One of the stranger hits of the Eighties was a song by the band named Stars on 45. 45s, you may remember, were vinyl singles with one tune on each side, Sides A & B. (I did a couple of … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates Stars on 45
I suppose the mods may have to censor this title, but back in 2006 I wrote a short story entirely in dialogue entitled Hooking Up. No, it’s not that sort of story; it’s a pun. As you shall read. I … Continue reading Hooking Up In The 7/19 Night Thread
Lately a lot of garbage going on in the world has been depressing me. I suspect it’s been depressing most of us. And we fight to make things better, but sometimes it’s a lot, and I start to feel helpless … Continue reading The 7/6 Day Thread Remembers Joy
I never saw Tim Burton’s first full-length feature because it was released at the wrong time of my life. I’d just graduated college, had my first job, and had no patience for a movie about an overgrown adolescent who had … Continue reading Late To The Party: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Happy Birthday to Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle and musician extraordinaire! How the hell did you get from the young handsome man pictured above to the old handsome man you are today? When I think that all this stuff can make … Continue reading The Day Thread Wishes Paul McCartney A Happy 80th Birthday
This is an attempt to recreate a piece I wrote back in 2007, originally inspired by a contest and now by a song tournament. One of the greatest moments of my life. Really. I first heard of R.E.M. in 1984, … Continue reading The Night Thread of 4/25 Talks About The Passion
I learned this as a kid at camp. I didn’t know what half of it meant when I learned it. Apparently it was made up as a radio announcer’s microphone test. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Announcer%27s_test One hen, two ducks, three squawking geese, four … Continue reading The Night Thread Does An Announcer’s Test
I have no date significance for this subject, but I felt as if this year’s Oscars were really, really awful, and I wanted to go back a few years to the last great slate of candidates. The Academy Awards for … Continue reading The Night Thread Celebrates The 2019 Academy Awards
I recently purchased a book about the Beatles’s records on the American label Vee-Jay, a small Chicago label founded by an African-American woman, her brother, and her husband. Their biggest success prior to the Beatles was the Four Seasons. Anyway, … Continue reading Songs, Pictures & Stories of The Fabulous Night Thread
SPOILER WARNING: I’m assuming in these reviews that readers have seen the show. It’s been too long since my last F&G review. I think I avoided this one for so long because it’s a painful episode. Not in the sense … Continue reading Freaks And Geeks: S01E08 ”Girlfriends And Boyfriends”
Costa Rica is a country in Central America, with a population of about five million and around 19,710 square miles in size. It is a constitutional republic with a long-standing, stable democracy, and a highly educated workforce. It has national … Continue reading The 12/11 Costa Rica Day Thread
According to my son, Part I of The Beatles: Get Back, directed by Peter Jackson, was The Breaking of the Fellowship. Part II was The Two Studios (Twickenham and then Apple, you see). This, Part III, is The Return of … Continue reading The 11/27 Get Back Part III Day Thread
Morning all. Morning camera.—Ringo Part II of The Beatles: Get Back by Peter Jackson finds the group at a low. George has left and isn’t responding to overtures by the other three. Time is running out for their planned live … Continue reading The 11/26 Beatles Get Back Part II Day Thread
Happy Turkey Day to all the USAians out there! I hope you have a marvelous day with plenty to eat of what you like with people you love. For those in tough situations, my sympathies, and may things get better … Continue reading Beatles 4 Thanksgiving: The 11/25 Day Thread Gets Back
I invite you to take a glimpse into what tends to run through my mind when I’m deciding what to write for an OT. Idea #1: Apeman, by the Kinks, from the album Lola Vs Powerman And The Money-Go-Round, is … Continue reading The 11/20 Night Thread Is Quadrophenic
This is a review of the augmented album release of Let It Be. For my original album review, go here: https://the-avocado.org/2018/08/26/album-reviews-the-beatles-let-it-be/ Let It Be is a paradox. It is the Beatle album with the greatest number of outtakes, and it … Continue reading In Times Of Trouble: Let It Be Super Deluxe Edition Review
Byzantium, I come not from, But from another time and place Whose race was simple, tried and true; As boy I dropped me forth in Illinois. A name with neither love nor grace Was Waukegan, there I came from And … Continue reading Just This Side of Byzantium Day Thread
When it was originally released in late 1970, George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass was an unexpected gift to the world. Packaged in a hinged box like a classical album, with three records inside, lyrics, a poster of George looking … Continue reading Album Spotlight: George Harrison—All Things Must Pass
CODA is not a groundbreaking film because of its story, or because of its performances. However, it is an incredible film not just because of the setting, but because of its warmth and heart. CODA stands for “Child of Deaf … Continue reading CODA Day Thread
Recently I decided to create a new playlist for my iPod which would consist entirely of female artists, musicians and singers. I didn’t think I’d have a long playlist, because honestly, most of the artists I listen to are white … Continue reading Women in Music Day Thread
