Apr
22
2016
The biggest difference between Michael Jackson and Prince, is the hits. The hits make Prince and Bowie alike. Michael lived by his hits, Prince and Bowie lived by the albums they created which happened to have a hit or...
Jan
11
2016
As a kid, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by all kinds of music. I liked everything from KIZZ to Parliament, George Benson to Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis to Simon & Garfunkel. Then, as a early teen, I...
May
15
2015
And all I can do, is wish him well.
BB. King has passed on, leaving a legacy behind him that is a million miles long. And also with his passing, keeping the hole left in the world. I had the...
Mar
02
2015
The world has become a far less interesting place to be a human. Leonard Nimoy, A.K.A., Spock, has left earth and our solar system for the very last time. He will not be coming back. He will not be...
Aug
13
2014
I started posting again earlier this month so I missed out on a few lost greats. Ruby Dee, beautiful and incredibly talented. James Garner, cool, a man's man and a part of my early childhood as Rockford. I am...
Aug
10
2014
Yup, we were able to stick to the plan and only watch one episode a night. For the past six nights, my wife and I have been treated to what we knew was truly an amazing show, that was...
Aug
06
2014
When the House Of Blues opened it's doors in the early 90's, I was lucky enough to be hired on to be the Musical Director of the House Of Blues Foundation. This meant I got my hands into everything....
Aug
06
2014
While we use political ideology as weaponry on the global warming battlefield, climate scientist are getting profound about the increasing dangers our ignorant inaction continues to expedient.
Scientist have discovered mass plumes of methane gas escaping from the arctic sea...
Aug
05
2014
A very scary, horrible and tragic undertaking was very close to unravelling the ever-so-thin fabric of communications as we know it today. The would-be God, Lord of Host and father to all things media, Rupert Murdoch, waved a bundle...
Aug
05
2014
In this world of 700 TV channels, all vying to get your attention with sex, violence and unrealistic reality mind sludge, it's oddly extremely difficult to sit down and enthusiastically watch a brand new offering. It's even harder if...