It’s been a rough start to the year. Natalie Cole, David Bowie, and Glenn Frey all gone in fewer than three weeks. I was fortunate enough to see David Bowie live in 1990 and Glenn Frey with the Eagles last July. But these passings have made me think about other performers that I was never […]
It’s “Forgotten Friday!” Each Friday, I’ll profile someone or something (celebrity, movie, TV show, book, event, politician, etc.) that once held the spotlight but is now largely forgotten. This week, it’s “Night Court.” Part of NBC’s powerhouse Thursday night lineup in the 1980s (sandwiched between “Cheers” and “Hill Street Blues,” then “L.A. Law”), “Night Court” […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Popcorn” by Hot Butter. Sounding nowadays like a very intense game of “Pong,” “Popcorn” was one of the first primarily electronic-based pieces of music to reach the American charts. […]
This past weekend, I finished binge watching the first season of “L.A. Law” on DVD. I hadn’t seen any of these episodes in nearly 30 years but the memories of them came flooding back quickly. Character names and plot lines popped back into my head much more quickly than I would have anticipated. And I […]
It’s “Forgotten Friday!” Each Friday, I’ll profile someone or something (celebrity, movie, TV show, book, event, politician, etc.) that once held the spotlight but is now largely forgotten. This week, I’m profiling The Carpenters. Karen and Richard Carpenter were one of the top music acts of the ’70s with 12 top 10 singles and three […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell. British synth duo Soft Cell took a 1965 R&B song by Gloria Jones and re-made it into an early ’80s classic. The song reached […]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always gone into a funk post-Xmas. I can still remember being about four or five years old, sitting on the stairs looking at the tree at the end of Christmas Day. My mom asked me what was wrong and all I could say was “it was a […]
This past week, I went on a bit of a nostalgia binge. It had been a rough week in job hunt land and I was feeling discouraged, frustrated and pretty depressed. What do you do in that circumstance? You turn to things that are comforting. Comfort food, mindless diversions, and, for me anyway, taking refuge […]
Last weekend, a friend of mine and I attended the annual production of “A Christmas Carol” at Ford’s Theatre here in DC. I had always wanted to go to a show at Ford’s so this was a great opportunity to go. Everyone over the age of six is probably familiar with the story: Ebenezer Scrooge […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Valley Girl” by Frank Zappa. Believe it or not, rock legend Frank Zappa had only one hit on the charts, this 1982 collaboration with his then 14-year-old daughter Moon […]