Arts and Entertainment

La Somnambula takes the reins this week.  I agree with every single one of her choices (I want to continue to eat well and, well, they really are good choices).…

1967. BTW, be on the lookout for Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski:

With the walls closing in on King Cheeto, songs like this become even more satisfying:  

Alby's Tribute to Dr. Ronny inevitably led to today's tune:

Just a song that I love:  

Yes, she performed at the Arden Gild Hall, and yes, she sang this song. Must've been inspired by the food we served. Or perhaps the cook.  I understand he was…

I spent an evening at the Broken Spoke in Austin, TX some 30-plus years ago.  A great Texas honky-tonk. Couldn't master either step of the Texas Two-Step. Guess I should'a…

Headed over to the Hazardous Waste Disposal event at Mt. Pleasant Elementary this morning.  Car's loaded up with about 50 years of half-used paint cans. Just for context:

Wake up!:

Dave Alvin is one of my musical heroes.  When I'm searching for a song of the day, he's a perfect musical default:

Inspired by Kathy McGuiness' chasing of that LLC lucre. Oh, also Motown's first hit record  See if you can catch the couplet about Ernie Lopez:

Another great song from Be Bop Deluxe. Guitarist Bill Nelson is one of the most unjustly-overlooked players of the era:  

OK, this was an album that accompanied one of my three acid trips back in the mid-70's.  A great trip, I might add. Let's see how it holds up...: