“My name is Lucifer! Please take my hand!” So sang Ronnie James Dio as I dug Black Sabbath’s Live Evil on my commute recently. I got to thinking about the anti-rock crusaders of my childhood railing against the devil in heavy metal music, and considered that a Black Sabbath album was a place that you … Read more
Most people of a certain age will recognize this image. And, if my experience is typical, many of those people will identify it as a Memorex commercial. It’s not. It’s a Maxell commercial. You’re reading a post that includes video proof, so if you were skeptical at first, you’re not now. But I bet it’d … Read more
That I can recall, I had never deliberately watched any top-level soccer before last year’s World Cup. Like many people, I got interested in following the American team, and made an effort to catch their games. They were exciting. We had a good time as a family watching them. Unfortunately, however, with this sustained exposure … Read more