The Olympics killed freestyle skiing. And have put a huge dent in snowboarding too. Now they’re gonna put a dent in skateboarding as well. I mean who wants to be associated with prepubescent gold medal skaters? That’s athleticism, not culture, that’s sport, not lifestyle, THERE’S NOTHING TO BELIEVE IN! And belief is everything. There was […]

We signed up for Topic to watch “Follow the Money.” They say the best TV is made by the Danes and the Israelis so we ponied up the five bucks to watch the Danish show about institutional corruption. The first two seasons were pretty good. The third, made years later, was great. But who is […]

Rod Argent started out in the Zombies, for which he wrote the classics “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No” and “Time of the Season.” After the band broke up Argent formed a group under his own name and with Chris White composed their Top Five hit “Hold Your Head Up.” Then with partner Peter Van […]

I’ve been on tour for a couple of weeks now. We have no CCO, the TM asked nothing about vaccinations when hiring crew (“it’s everyone’s own decision”), and the venues, while largely outdoors, have not required local hands to mask. Many of the venue staff working indoors are wearing masks but not all. These venues […]