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Oh, What a Joy for Every Girl and Boy

Back in September, my friend Amy wrote a post on the Beatles’ Abbey Road in honor of its fiftieth anniversary. I had meant to write some kind of reply, but I never got around to it, so I’m doing so … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Beatles, Music, Nursery Rhymes | Tagged abbey road, ceil baring-gould, george harrison, john lennon, nostalgia, paul mccartney, ringo starr, the annotated mother goose, william baring-gould |

Isn’t It Nice When We’re All Afraid at the Same Time?

I haven’t written an album review since late April, and at least two of the records I discuss here were released before that. I don’t always have a lot of time to listen to music, and even when I do, … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Amanda Palmer, Beatles, Ben Folds, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, Drugs, Music, Relationships | Tagged abortion, beck hansen, david lowery, disneyland, guitar, in the shadow of the bull, johnathan rice, on the line, piano, ringo starr, ryan adams, suicide, there will be no intermission |

A Swarm of What-Will-Bes

Neil Innes and Fatso, Farewell Posterity Tour – Recorded during a reunion tour with his band from Rutland Weekend Television, this is an eclectic mix of material. It includes some comedy bits, like “Testing 1, 2” with its number puns, … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Beatles, Concerts, Humor, Monty Python, Music, Television | Tagged bob dylan, bonzo dog band, elvis presley, eric idle, farewell posterity tour, fatso, george harrison, john halsey, monty python and the holy grail, neil innes, ringo starr, rutland weekend television, rutles |

Jam Tomorrow, Jam Yesterday, But Never, Ever Jam Today

Lewis Carroll’s Alice books have been adapted for stage and screen many times. What stands out about the 1985 made-for-television version is that it’s full of celebrities, but many of them were past their prime by the eighties. I remembered … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Celebrities, Lewis Carroll, Television, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged alice in wonderland, alice's adventures in wonderland, carol channing, george gobel, humpty dumpty, jabberwocky, jonathan winters, karl malden, ringo starr, sammy davis jr, through the looking-glass, white queen |