Monthly Archives: December 2011

It bears mentioning that the years I spent at WACKY 102 – 1976-1980 – were the peak years for Disco. Certainly WACKY was no stranger to “Saturday Night Fever” and we played lots of songs with a heavy back beat … Continue reading →

A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers — the most far-reaching such recommendation to date — saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related accidents, as well as … Continue reading →

THE images simmering in the French photographer Cédric Delsaux’s “Dark Lens” series are an unsettling confluence of hyper-real cityscapes, a post-postmodern sense of humor … and characters from “Star Wars.” On thing I always liked about George Lucas’s vision of … Continue reading →

Mr. Tapia was “discovered” as a ukulele virtuoso at a time when the instrument was having a resurgence of popularity. He became a ukulele star, twice making the Top 10 on the jazz charts, wowing concertgoers by playing the ukulele … Continue reading →

I am thinking of buying a treadmill. My gym membership is $29 monthly. Two years would buy a decent machine, especially if I can find one at yard sale. I have a space for it in my studio and I … Continue reading →

Sunday Wrap: the week of 12/5/11-12/10/11 A look back at the past weeks postings. Many times I forget that people need a little road map to the things that get put up on my blog so this is the best … Continue reading →

Saturday Morning Aggregate: 12/10/11 Christmas shopping with Long-Suffering Wife is the plan today. It’s an ordeal under the best of circumstances, and today will be in the lower 30’s,( It’s 27 now) possibly with snow flurries. Could this be any … Continue reading →

The “public files,” a little-known but rich trove of teeth-gnashing, hand-wringing and sometimes heartfelt correspondence that all television and radio outlets must maintain and make available for viewing, under federal law. Besides letters, the public file includes nuts-and-bolts information about … Continue reading →

Radio Daze: WAQY and the IHOP This is somewhat ‘inside’ but funny nonetheless. FM radio has the ability to broadcast more than one stream of programming at a time. (Now with HD radio it’s several more but I digress.) This … Continue reading →

WEEKENDER – Column for 12/7/11 Some say that heroes are hard to find. Certainly lately here in NEPA there has been a shortage of heroic behavior going by the newspaper headlines. Heroes that had apparently been hewn out of solid … Continue reading →