We’ll never have a president who was born in the Fifties, but now there’s an American Pope. He was born in September, 1955? In Chicago? Hey, me too!
A few of the important questions for him start with, was he a Beatles fan? Did he read comic books and have a crush on Angela Cartwright? And what about the influence of not only A Charlie Brown Christmas, but also It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
“It sort of represents something that’s both horrible and beautiful.” — Donald Trump talking about Alcatraz
Something that’s both horrible and beautiful? Yeah, I can see that.
Trump saying, “never say never” about the United States annexing Canada as the 51st state deserved the reply, “It certainly won’t happen in your lifetime.”
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5387239/trump-alcatraz-reopen
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.
“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.
