Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5387239/trump-alcatraz-reopen
The Monkee Man of Alcatraz
More MOR, Please!
In the radio biz of long ago, there was a subtle distinction between the Easy Listening and Middle of the Road formats. The former was intended more for background music, while the latter would have some livelier, ear-catching tunes.
Frank Sinatra doing Ray Charles’ sound.
One of the very successful musical collaborations between Herb Alpert and Burt Bacharach.
The Highs and Lows of Hi-Fi
“Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to music. Audiophiles use music to listen to their equipment.” — attributed to Alan Parsons
That video contains a reminder of how ubiquitous cigarettes used to be. Cigarettes are the worst socially acceptable mass consumable ever devised, and I despise them.
The Shrinking President?
In a better future, this interview would be seen as a turning point for the MAGA faithful finally beginning to see their emperor has no clothes. But “they’re eating the dogs” didn’t do it, so what will?
If Terry Moran isn’t as tall as an NBA player, then Trump isn’t 6’3″. Seated pictures are good for comparison, because heels and lifts in shoes don’t help the wearer, and Zelenskyy is reportedly 5’7″.
Wait! Now there’s even more one-on-one fun!
Pope Donald I
Good thing I first heard about this on the BBC World Service, otherwise I would have thought it was a joke.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrg8zkz8d0o
Yet another new low for he who would be king, and now also pope. Isn’t a pope supposed to have some sympathy for people? He hasn’t said a word about the many weather-related tragedies in his devoted red states.
Before Miniskirts
The warm weather is here, and you know that means!
First released on a small record label in 1957, ‘Short Shorts’ is a perfect example of what I think of as White Kids Rock. It was the first hit song for Bob Gaudio, who later joined the Four Seasons and wrote or co-wrote virtually all of their hits.