Will Rock Ever Die?
All Right Now by Free was released in May 1970 and charted as high as #2 in the United Kingdom and #4 in the United States. Though their only memorable…
Random Learnings #61
China's history of censorship and book burnings goes back over 2000 years, when Qin Shihuang, the first emperor, supposedly issued an edict to destroy works he deemed politically dangerous. Today's…
Hulu Husband
Last weekend's start to the NFL season means Sundays are consumed with all things football, partners and children and friends and work and everything else be damned. Just what the…
Meandering Thoughts #55
Once upon a time, your choices of payment method were cash, check, or credit card. Written checks went out of vogue decades ago due to fraud; e-checks were a temporary…
Duluth Dissed
In a recent New York Times article Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry on Rock 'n' Roll Swindle and the Who's Future, the interviewer asks about extending their (current) farewell tour:…
Give It A Rest!
Joe DiMaggio demanded he be introduced as The Greatest Living Ballplayer at all public appearances, such as Yankee Old-Timers' Day. Billy Crystal claims that DiMaggio punched him when Crystal did…
Piss Bucket
As seen in person at a local establishment of adequate dining ... a little difficult to see, but underneath the urinal is a bucket to catch .... piss? For the…
The Future De-Trumpization of the US
Nikita Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death by executing Beria and winning the power struggle with Stalin's heir apparent, Malenkov. Politically…
Correction Respectfully Requested
This map is displayed about halfway through the documentary Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Truths. Can you spot anything interesting? The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in 1986, therefore the…
Old Synagogue, Kraków
The Old Synagogue in Kraków, Poland is a city-run museum commerating Jewish life in Krakow prior to World War II. Originally built in the 15th century, the synagogue held regular services…