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Tag Archives: music
Giving In
Since giving up television six weeks ago, I have spent some of my down time watching YouTube videos… some full length movies and some shorter video clips. Many of those videos are musical and range from Gregorian Chant to Buxtehude … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, music
Tagged British Composers, calming music, John Dowland, music, Renaissance Period Music
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Getting Worried
When I first started blogging in February of 2010, I managed to get something posted every day. . . and some days, more than one. As time has marched on, I find that most of the interesting stories of my … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, Music of the 1970's, Music of the 1980's
Tagged Blackfoot, music, Music of the 1970's, Music of the 1980's, Southern Rock
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Cold Turkey
I’ve made the break, cut the cable and put the TVs away. As rates increased, my wife and I watched less and less to the point where we agreed to drop the service. It’s been a week now and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, Cutting the cable
Tagged cut the cable, music, old ipods, old music, wave radios
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Progress Or Regression?
On this day, April 7, 1927, the image and voice of then Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover was transmitted from Washington DC to New York City. This was the first successful long-distance demonstration of the television. I recall growing up outside … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, Television
Tagged cultural offering blog, music, read, Television, TV, TV sucks, twenty-five blogs
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Occasionally, FB Is Useful
Not too long I ago, I attended a workshop for funeral directors who used FB for their businesses. The presenter talked about the Good ‘ol Days when funeral homes (and many other businesses) advertised in the town paper and in … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, memories, music
Tagged LArry's LAst Stand, Living Like Larry, memories, middle age bands, music
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Heavy Anchors
Today was a fun day as I drove just over 300 miles. Those that know me will understand that 300 miles is not all that much for me. Typically when I drive I listen to talk radio and occasionally podcasts, … Continue reading
Posted in memories, music, Music of the 1970's, Music of the 1980's
Tagged anchors, Counting crows, Driver 8, Jessica Andrewws, memories, Mr. Jones, music, REM
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The Hurricane That Was Not
I spent the day in Charleston, SC and was hoping that I was going to run into Jim Cantore, but alas, Cantore and Isaias were nowhere to be found. It rained and got a little breezy, but Jim was up … Continue reading
I Almost Forget
Today, we celebrate the birthday of one Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, born 180 years ago today He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in Europe and the … Continue reading
Posted in music
Tagged Erich Kunzel, Great composers, music, Tchaikovsky, The Cincinnati Pops
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Opening Paragraphs. . . Ghost Rider
Outside the house by the lake, the heavy rain seemed to hold down the darkness, grudging the slow fade from black, to blue to gray. As I prepared that last breakfast at home, squeezing the oranges, boiling the eggs, smelling … Continue reading
Posted in Neil Peart
Tagged Ghost Rider, great drummers, loss, music, Neil Peart, Rush, survival
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334 /500
I came across this image on Instagram while I was in Texas. It is a piece of musical history. The story behind Wild Horses. Rolling Stone Magazine lists it as #334 out of the 500 greatest songs of all … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music of the 1970's
Tagged Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, music, Music of the 1970's, The rolling stones, Wild horses
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Mitigating Chaos 