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Re: Rubberband Man! Bob, The Spinners’ immortal song, “Rubberband Man,” has a special place in the history of Ben & Jerry’s.  On the last day of September in 1978, after surviving our first summer in business, Ben and I hosted a “Fall Down Festival” in front of our original scoop shop in Burlington Vermont.  By far, the […]

This Week On SiriusXM

Since we discussed Charlie Watts last week, the topic this week will finally be: Your favorite long song – six minutes or longer… Tune in today, August 31st, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863 Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: siriusxm.us/HearLefsetzLive If you miss […]

It’s A Team Sport

The oldsters and the wannabes are convinced that Spotify is ripping them off, when the facts say completely the opposite. But nothing can convince them otherwise. The most insightful article this week was in the “New York Times”: “Britons, Unfazed by High Covid Rates, Weigh Their ‘Price of Freedom’ – Britain is reporting more than […]

Don’t Ya Mess With Me

Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3jmOoHf I was listening to the Top 100 of the 1964 “Billboard” chart on shuffle. And I heard “Baby, I Need Your Loving.” Now the truth is 1964 was absolutely dripping with hits. Go back and you’ll be astounded. To the point where you were not starving for great new music, it was […]