Beatles Covers Are Easy To Come By, But A Few Stand Out
Just when you think you’re up to speed on the Beatles . . .
While interviewing local musician Loren Radis – a big Beatles fan himself — I learned of a Beatles tribute album called “In My Life.” Radis told me it featured actors like […]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Pat
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Note to nude sunbathers: You are not alone.
Even if you can’t see a soul for a hundred miles, millions of eyes might eventually see your fleshy form. Because somewhere up in space, Google is honing in on you. Which means your naked body could wind up on the Internet for millions to snicker at.
Don’t believe […]
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pat
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My dog Mona is not really a dog.
I mean, yeah, technically speaking, she is a dog. Ears, tail, etc. But she doesn’t act like a dog.
She doesn’t bark at cats. She doesn’t chase tennis balls. And she certainly never — ever — frolicks in the water.
Not Mona.
In fact, if we’re at the beach, she goes […]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Pat
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While I’m always impressed with great singers, a great voice doesn’t do that much for me without great songs. So to me a great songwriter with an average voice is worth much more than a great singer who can’t write songs (a.k.a., ”American Idol” contestants).
But every now and then you get someone who can both sing and […]
Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pat
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When I was a kid, I had a thing for mustaches.
Not in a weird way, mind you; I just liked mustaches.
In fact, whenever I started to draw a picture of a guy, he’d inevitably wind up with this thing that looked like a cat tail above his mouth. Nothing fancy. Just your tasteful, little-bit-of-hair-above-the-lip-but-not-too-crazy mustache.
And, of course, I wanted one […]
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by Pat
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For musicians slipping into mental illness, there’s usually a pattern of behavior:
1.) You take lots of drugs.
2.) You do erratic things onstage.
3.) You abruptly give up music.
4.) You move in with your parents.
5.) You become the subject of a VH1 special.
Okay, maybe it doesn’t always go that way. But often.
I started thinking about musicians with […]
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Pat
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I hesitate to say this because, well — it’s just something I’m not supposed to do.
But I can’t help it. You see, I’m a Cubs fan, and I’m actually excited.
Which is not such a big deal. But to be a Cubs fan and be excited in late August — that’s a big deal. Because Cubs fans […]
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Pat
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Ungh.
I went in the water near Morro Rock this weekend, and it was, well . . . kinda gross. First of all, there were a gazillion feathers in the water, which is odd given that one doesn’t expect to find a gazillion feathers — and no birds — in the ocean. And then there was […]
Posted on August 19th, 2008 by Pat
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It must be tough being a Republican running for office these days.
Because, as a candidate, you want to be introduced with a song that gets the crowd excited. Yet most entertainers — especially musicians — are liberal. And they tend to get peeved when they learn a conservative is using their song.
The latest example is Jackson Browne, […]
Posted on August 18th, 2008 by Pat
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Poor landlocked people.
They’re always wishing they could be like us — with our big blue ocean and all. But then there’s that problem they always run into: They’re a gazillion miles from the nearest ocean.
But the little buggers try. Like, for instance, check out this surfboard with a motor on it. Since you need waves to […]
Posted on August 15th, 2008 by Pat
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