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A blog discussing what's going on in my life and in my mind.

Previously, I offered thoughts on personal, local, national, and world issues -- politics, travel, books, sports, and more. Photos too.

But these days, it's mostly just music.

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Three Thoughts About Hamilton

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1. Our family watched Hamilton a week ago (what better program to watch on the 4th of July?!), and still the songs are in my head.  Stating ...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

2017 in Music

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I can't help myself -- once again I've assembled my favorite albums of the year, headed by what to me was a clearcut winner, Antisoc...
Sunday, June 04, 2017

What to Do About RateBeer

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I've been a member of RateBeer for over 15 years, and I was for quite some time a major contributor to the site as one of the leading vo...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

2016 in Music

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What's lazier than not posting on a blog in over a year?  Making the post a list without any additional explanation.  Yep, here's my...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

2015 in Music

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It's really quite simple -- listen to about 500 albums, sift and sort them, putting them in the "maybe," "definitely,...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Three Things that Made the Matthew E. White​ Show Last Night Great

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1. They served up an excellent performance, but they didn't play the album version of the tunes -- an all-male lineup with two lead guit...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

Emelia, The Keyboard, and Me

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Emelia has a great ear for music. For as long as she's been able to talk, she's been able to recognize music she's heard before....
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

2014 in Music, Part 2

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It's funny how much I agonize over a list of top albums.  Ask me in a month and the sequence would be different -- I'd be wondering ...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

2014 in Music, Part 1

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2014 offered up a handful of fantastic albums, together with an incredible number of very good ones.  It was far easier for me to identify m...
Monday, July 28, 2014

My 10 Favorite Sets from Floydfest 2014

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The 10 sets of Floydfest 2014 I most appreciated (in order of hearing them): Driftwood  -- A band I'd never heard of, one of three O...
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