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Daily* Deep Track: The Church “Operetta”

There aren’t a lot of artists I’ve seen in concert twice. I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd on purpose once in 1998, … More

Brian Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Roxy Music, Steve Kilbey, The Church

Daily* Deep Track: Grand Funk Railroad “Heartbreaker”

My Grandpa Simpson letter to rock and rollers would go something like this: “Dear musicians. There are too many songs … More

Bee Gees, Dionne Warwick, Free, Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zeppelin, Pat Benatar, WBCN, WZLX

Daily* Deep Track: R.E.M. “Catapult”

On the way to work, I thought I’d punch up the New England sportstalk superstation, in hopes of hearing about … More

Catamount, R.E.M., The Byrds, Velvet Underground

Daily* Deep Track: The Bee Gees “My Thing”

When the Bee Gees are mentioned, I’m one of those rare folks who doesn’t think of the gold chains, falsettos, … More

Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Maurice Gibb

Daily* Deep Track: Dillard & Clark “With Care From Someone”

Well, damn. It’s been some time since I tended to the old personal blog with some good ol’ fresh “content.” … More

Baseball, Bernie Leadon, Chris Hillman, Doug Dillard, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, Skiing, The Byrds, The Eagles

SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): The City, “Why Are You Leaving”

Carole King. The name instantly conjures up a couple of images. First and foremost, we think of the groundbreaking singer-songwriter … More

Carole King, Charles Larkey, Danny Kortchmar, Jim Gordon, Lou Adler, SIGIHT, The Byrds, The City

SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today) The Beach Boys “We Got Love”

I’ve seen Brian Wilson live. Fantastic show. I kind of want to see Mike Love’s Beach Boys just to compare, … More

Beach Boys, Blondie Chaplin, Ricky Fataar, SIGIHT, The Rutles

SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): Yes “The Revealing Science of God”

The passing earlier this summer of Yes founder Chris Squire has seemingly prompted me to dig into the Yes catalog … More

Autobiography of a Yogi, Chris Squire, Joe Strummer, John Lydon, Paramahansa Yogananda, Rick Wakeman, SIGIHT, Tales From Topographic Oceans, The Dictators, Yes

On Seattle and traveling solo

Everyone has their own way of traveling for pleasure. Some do it with their entire family. Some do it with … More

Mount Rainier, Safeco Field, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, solo travel, travel

SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): Van Morrison “Almost Independence Day”

Independence Day is almost over, so fitting that this entry in the SIGIHT series reflects America’s annual celebration of freeing … More

David Gilmour, New Hampshire, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Route 202, SIGIHT, Van Morrison

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