Monthly Archives: December 2011

This is just wrong. Not because it’s not the right of any American to say what they want, where they want. It’s because if you infringe on the rights of others to say what they want, then it’s wrong. This … Continue reading →

Captain Beefheart was (is) an acquired taste. Working for Frank Zappa must have been a trip in and of itself. Frank “discovered” Captain Beefheart, Wild Man Fischer, and Alice Cooper with mixed results. I have no clue what this new … Continue reading →

Tears in the batter… My Aunt Mary and Uncle Haven always seemed sort of different to me. At least to me they were when compared to my parents. Uncle Haven loved beer and made no apologies for it, yet never … Continue reading →

Radio DaZe: WACKY 102 and the porno bust: Don Wilkes and Mike Schwartz, the owners of WACKY 102 were salesmen first and foremost. They would sell ice cubes to the Eskimos, talk a dog off a meat wagon and had … Continue reading →

Ralph MacDonald, a Grammy Award -winning percussionist and composer whose understated Afro-Caribbean rhythms were known as “the ghost” behind the hit records of a multitude of 1970s and ’80s pop stars and who was a co-writer on the hit songs … Continue reading →

Ellsworth Wareham, who stopped working as a heart surgeon only two years ago, at 95, is often used as an example of someone with more energy than someone half his age. Dr. Wareham attributes his health at least partly to … Continue reading →

Most people will say, like it’s a badge of honor, “I don’t watch TV much.” I do watch the TV set a lot…just not programming with commercials. The best thing that ever happened to me was Netflix. The second best … Continue reading →

To some, pepper spray is a mild, temporary irritant and its use has been justified as cities and universities have sought to regain control of their streets, parks and campuses. To the American Civil Liberties Union, its use as a … Continue reading →

Saturday Aggregate: Seems like in spite of our best efforts the prevent it Christmas will happen. All the out of town packages were mailed out Tuesday, accompanied by the usual dire warning from behind the USPS counter ‘never gonna make … Continue reading →

After nearly nine years, about 4,500 American fatalities and $1 trillion, America’s war in Iraq is about to end. Officials marked the finish on Thursday with a modest ceremony at the airport days before the last troops take the southern … Continue reading →