Or maybe I should say “Happy Hallowmas”? I’m sure that you’re probably wondering what I’m talking about.  To be honest, I am too.  Let me explain.  As you probably are aware, we are smack dab in the middle of the Christmas season.  This means that radio stations all across the land are playing Christmas music non-stop.  (Some of these have been playing said Christmas music non-stop since Halloween.  Their...

I’ve had the song “I Hope That Somethin’ Better Comes Along” from The Muppet Movie stuck in my head for the last week.  There are two versions to this song. The version that I’ve had running through my mind is the soundtrack version.  It has a second verse which was deemed too racy for the movie when it was released in 1979.  (This is the superior version in my opinion mostly because the second verse is...

I know that I’m about a week late in posting this, but I’m later than that in posting other stuff so I don’t feel too bad. A year ago I promised that I’d post something about the Billy Joel/Elton John Face to Face concert. After nearly a year of waiting for the concert to actually happen, the night finally arrived. (In case you weren’t aware, it was originally scheduled for November but was rescheduled because...

Those who have known me for a while know that I love Elvis Presley’s music.  I’m not sure where this love comes from, but it started manifesting itself during my teens.  Anyways, since it’s Christmas time, I’ve been enjoying some Elvis Christmas music.  This morning I came across this little nugget on the Internet. Needless to say, I was confused and then amazed. I thought to myself that the woman singing with...

As a kid, I always dreaded this time of year; summer is almost over and that means that it’s time to go back to school.  As I grew older, I actually started looking forward to going back to school but I realized that knowledge is power. How could I expect to rule the world if I didn’t have power?  Logic would dictate that I must acquire knowledge. My plans for world domination have since faded and now I’m once again...