The temperature is coming down, but it’s been just below freezing, so the snow is wet and heavy. “Heart attack snow” to shovel, for some middle-aged and older men who aren’t in good physical condition.
Heart Attack Snow
I’m a Tron Boy
Oh, darn. Cindy Morgan has died.
https://www.slashfilm.com/1486721/cindy-morgan-tron-caddyshack-dead-69/
I once saw Cindy at a show outside of Boston. Nobody else happened to be at her table, and we were able to talk for a long time. She was immediately bright and funny and flirtatious. “You aren’t a Caddyshack boy. I bet you’re a Tron boy!” I laughed and said she was right, and that I was a Tron fan.
When I told Cindy I’d never seen Caddyshack, she opened her eyes wide in exaggerated amazement. “Oh, so you’re the one! You must see it! You get to see a lot of me! A LOT more!” (Cindy has a nude scene.)
She asked my age, and we were only a year apart. Something else we had in common was being born near Chicago. We chatted as Cindy autographed a photo of herself for me, and I heard about her childhood, growing up in a working class family. We’d both been in broadcasting, where I had worked on air with a woman, so there was another point of common interest. As you can tell, it was a memorable conversation, and I’m saddened by Cindy’s passing.
The #1 Joker on January 6
Red State, Blue State, Green Day
Dick Clark Productions has officially released video of Green Day’s performance from New Year’s Eve.
September will mark the 20th anniversary of Green Day releasing their superb album American Idiot. As much time as there was between the original LP release of Sgt. Pepper and its first appearance on CD?!
Getting the Kinks Out
Andrew Sandoval is well known for his association with the Monkees. He has also worked extensively with Ray Davies on reissues of the Kinks catalog. Andrew’s favorite Kinks album is The Village Green Preservation Society, and I own Andrew’s deluxe vinyl box set from five years ago. It’s still available, but the price tag will make you gulp hard.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GJ397BS/
Here. You can listen to the official online copy for free, with some extra tracks. The opening of “Do You Remember Walter” reminds me of the opening to ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky”. I doubt it’s entirely coincidental.
Muswell Hillbillies is my favorite Kinks album. I like it so much, I have a copy in 24-bit/96 kHz lossless FLAC format. This playlist is likewise an extended edition.
Be Very Afraid
Remember when the GOP said the president should be someone you could imagine having a beer with? Twenty years later, we are now confronting nothing less than the possible end of both democracy and the rule of law.