Kudos & Flowers

For the words of When Harry Met Sally , I thank you.  Nora Ephron left a legacy of great movies and writings.  She had a witty way of looki...

Robin Roberts read the fan question to the Beach Boys:  "How has touring changed in 50 years?" Brian Wilson:  "We've ha...

According to Billboard Biz : The Beach Boys notch their highest-charting album since 1974 as That's Why God Made the Radio debuts w...

@RosanneCash brought to my attention CD Sweep .  According to Billboard Biz , CD Sweep founder Jason Roth got an idea from iPodmeister, whi...

I bought French Kiss .  The Bob Welch album contained the hits Sentimental Lady and Ebony Eyes . It's cover was pink and red.  He repl...

Boyce and Hart do an acoustic two song medley of hits they wrote for the Monkees (unfortunately they start with I Wanna Be Free ). The ...

Here is a clear case of looking at a band's photos and immediately forming an opinion of what they sound like. Point in case: The Struts...

Apparently I liked the stickers that were affixed to albums (yes vinyl albums).  I found about 25 of them I had saved.  I guess the record...

You cannot be far from a dog or life is meaningless.          -Rick Springfield The title of Late, Late At Night warns us it’s dark ...

Duck Dunn was the bassist for Booker T. and The MG's.  He also played on numerous Stax recordings that are a permanent part of our cultu...

John Irving does not have the patience to be politically correct.  He tells it like he feels it.  At the 92Y last night he read excerpts f...

I just watch Mad Men.  As I've been reading, I was not the only one who was shocked to hear an original Beatles recording, Tomorrow Neve...

Even though I knew he was ill, the news from Rolling Stone today of his passing has hit me hard.  I peripherally worked with them. I manage...

Glue by Nina Nesbitt is a clever video.  There couldn't have been much of a budget, but it conveys the song so well in it's simplic...

The news of Pete Fornatale 's passing today affected me the same way when I heard Joe Strummer died.  It was out of the blue, they both ...

Louie Perez is an unsung modern Renaissance man.  He's a musician, songwriter, artist, writer, the list could go on.  He's talked a...

Jonathan Frid, the actor who played Barnabas Collins died, ironically on Friday the 13th.  He has a cameo in the soon-to-be-released Tim ...

RIP Dick Clark.   Just yesterday I was reading one of my old diaries from 1976 and on Saturday May 29th I had this entry:  Watched Amer...

Baseball, music and art:  three of life's greatest pleasures.  Friday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, all were celebrated.  Bre...