neil diamond – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Gods, Men, and Monsters

In the Company of Ogres, by A. Lee Martinez – This was a comedic look on fantasy, hardly anything new, but still entertaining. It tells the story of Never Dead Ned, a guy who dies quite often, but is always … Continue reading →

Posted in A. Lee Martinez, Authors, Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magnus Chase, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Rick Riordan, Terry Pratchett, Trials of Apollo | Tagged amazons, ants, apollo, demons, dungeons and dragons, dwarves, ents, goblins, in the company of ogres, myrmekes, neil diamond, nero claudius caesar augustus germanicus, ogres, orcs, percy jackson, salamanders, sirens, taylor swift, the hidden oracle |

We’ve Been Writing Rhymes and Trading Lines

The Monkees, Good Times! – Released in honor of the group’s fiftieth anniversary, it’s the first album they’ve done since their thirtieth anniversary. The members are known for not getting along all that well with each other, although when they … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Concerts, Monkees, Music, XTC | Tagged adam schlesinger, andy partridge, ben gibbard, bobby hart, carole king, davy jones, death cab for cutie, fountains of wayne, gerry goffin, good times, harry nilsson, jeff barry, joey levine, micky dolenz, mike nesmith, neil diamond, noel gallagher, paul weller, peter tork, rivers cuomo, tommy boyce, weezer |

I Have No Son!

While that statement is, in fact, literally true, I’m actually referring to the movie The Jazz Singer. I recently watched the 1927 original with Al Jolson and the 1980 remake with Neil Diamond back-to-back. Even if you haven’t watched either … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Judaism, Prejudice, Religion, Television, The Simpsons, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged al jolson, blackface, neil diamond, rabbi hyman krustofsky, the jazz singer |