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’ve written before about how much I enjoy renewing contact with someone from the past. It’s one of my favorite things about our hyperconnected lifestyles. This is Lori. I exchanged email with her this morning. We haven’t spoken since the fourth grade. That was 28 years ago. Now how cool is that? She’s married, careered, … Read more