Neil Sedaka rocks. He’s 69 today. This is the kind of debonair, yet genuine, singer/songwriter I miss. I feel like these kinds of guys are the spiritual descendants of the bards. There’s no bullshit pretense; it’s nothing but a heartfelt and resonant lyric, soulfully delivered, and perhaps with a few keys tinkled. He wrote and … Read more
I spent far too much of the afternoon (including, I suppose, time during which I could have written a more substantive blog post) drinking too much of a Flying Dog variety pack and selecting 100 songs for the randomizing “jukebox” plug-in on my MySpace page. Then we had a little impromptu family dancing with the … Read more
I guess our main mistake was raising the blind on the back door too soon this morning. The boys caught a glimpse of what they’ve come to believe is “real snow,” and it was over. I gated the dogs off the deck, Lea bundled the boys up, and they went out for five or ten … Read more