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    Adding the word "playboy" to the search yields interesting results. I was daydreaming! https://dograt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sorry-Girls-Hes-Married.jpg

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    Google says that's Diane Webber and Wikipedia says she died in 2008 (was married for 31 years, but divorced in…

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    Wouldn't she be getting up there in age by now? And hey! You're never too old for love! Great music,…

  4. tastewar on Ringo-Go-GO!October 1, 2026

    That's awesome! Hope you had a great evening!

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    Outstanding! Thanks for keeping me sane, Dougie, during what is turning out to be one of the most difficult times…

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Category: Music

Idle Passage of Time Thoughts

Peanuts premiered 76 years ago today.

https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1950/10/02

Tom Petty died nine years ago today, age 66.

If Kurt Cobain were alive today, he’d be turning 60 in a few months.

Posted on October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Categories Charles M. Schulz, MusicLeave a comment on Idle Passage of Time Thoughts

Baby Blues

One of the cartooning professionals I spoke with back in August is Jerry Scott, co-creator of the comic strip Baby Blues.

© Baby Blues Bros, LLC, dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication

Jimmy Reed had the baby blues in these eight songs.

Badfinger had ‘Baby Blue’.

Posted on October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Categories Cartooning, MusicLeave a comment on Baby Blues

Starry Eyes

At Ringo’s merch table there were autographed art prints of his paintings. His granddaughter is also inclined towards painting.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9e8e5geme7eo

The calendar says that Ringo’s son Zak, the off-and-on again Who drummer, was twenty when he made his dad a grandfather.

Posted on October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Categories BeatlesLeave a comment on Starry Eyes

For Your Jangled Nerves

That’s an album cover worth presenting on its own merits. (Sorry Boys: She’s Engaged)

Posted on October 1, 2026October 1, 2026Categories Music3 Comments on For Your Jangled Nerves

Ringo-Go-GO!

Me and Denro caught Ringo’s All-Starr Band show in Boston tonight.


https://dograt.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ringo-Sep-30-at-8-53-PM.mp3

Follow-up: As expected, somebody has posted a good quality video.

Posted on September 30, 2026October 1, 2026Categories Beatles2 Comments on Ringo-Go-GO!

From Daylight Beer…

… to Moonlight Cocktail.

Posted on September 27, 2026Categories MusicLeave a comment on From Daylight Beer…

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