It’s about the joy. Last night I heard "Lightnin’ Strikes" on the radio.  Lou Christie might be unknown to the younger generation, but he’s in the DNA of baby boomers because of this one electric hit. Listen to me baby, you gotta understand The lines mean little on paper, but if you heard Lou emote […]

CARRY ME So Jackson Browne goes to see Lyle Lovett at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara and in the middle of the show Lyle calls him out, insists he come up on stage and perform a number. Jackson figures he’s going to sing backup.  But Lyle hands him a guitar and makes him sing […]

American Shame If only Steve Stoute wrote about this. America is number 31 out of 33.  At the wrong end of the scale.  The bottom.  With only Hong Kong and Singapore having greater income inequality. In other words, that American Dream you’ve been dreaming about?  Odds are it’s not gonna work out.  You’re gonna remain […]

"We Can’t Make It Here" is the most played MP3 in my iTunes library. On this computer, which I purchased in late 2006, I’ve got 159 plays.  And since the track is 5:22 long that’s a little over 850 minutes of listening, in other words a little over fourteen hours. And that doesn’t include over […]