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Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio, October 12, 1955 – December 12, 2017. I worked a Smithereens show back in college, and you couldn’t find a nicer group of guys. They took time out to chat, and I had the chance to talk with Pat about Buddy Holly and a record store we both used to frequent.
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 - December 11, 1964). A box set of Cooke's was titled "The Man Who Invented Soul." While there are others that could also make a stake to that claim, there is no doubt he was an influence on everyone in the genre (and many others) that came after him.
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
From Macon to Memphis to Monterey...Otis Redding - September 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlP_...
Otis Redding at Monterey Pop
YouTube video by CRITERION
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December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I wonder what it's like to be a friend of Bob Dylan.
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
They called him "The Colonel" and "Captain Guitar," Steve Cropper, one of the architects of Stax Records and a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, October 21, 1941-December 3, 2025.
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"And when I try to reach conclusions, my hand slips, my tongue trips, and I fall."
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Saying Trump scrapes the bottom of the barrel is almost too generous—he goes for what’s beneath it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Oh look, another Scott Bessent sighting.
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Oh, look what I stumbled upon while out walking today: a Trump fifty-year mortgage housing development.
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"People down here don't let nobody tell them what to do." Happy birthday to one of my music hero's, southern singer-songwriter Dan Penn, November 16, 1941.
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Happy birthday to Hubert Sumlin, the man who set the standard for countless guitarists, November 16, 1931-December 4, 2011.
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Happy birthday to the leader of arguably the greatest house band ever, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, music polymath Mr. Booker T. Jones, November 12, 1944.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFQE...
(1967) GREEN ONIONS - Live - Booker T. and MG's
YouTube video by LeeEstradaMusic
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November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
METV is airing the "M*A*S*H" finale, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen." I remember watching as a family. My dad, who served in the Korean War, rarely spoke about his experiences. I’ll never forget, though, the moment when Klinger decides to stay in Korea and my dad smirks, quietly muttering, "Bullshit."
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Dodgers winning the World Series annoys Yankees fans, and I’m perfectly fine with that. And yes, I made peace with the Sox trading Betts a long time ago.
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Diarrhe Fatoinette.
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It aint the day without....
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Monster Mash
YouTube video by Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Topic
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October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM