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Continue reading →: Gumby & Pokey Kiss Cam
The whole world might be falling apart, but the Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal is riding high! I couldn’t resist …
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2209
Song of the Day: Feels So Good [YouTube link], composed by Chuck Mangione, is the title track to the artist’s 1977 album. An edit of this instrumental went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to #1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 1978. But the album version remains…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2208
Song of the Day: Paranoid features the words and music of Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Ozzy Osbourne, the musicians of Black Sabbath. This 1970 iconic heavy metal track was the title song of the group’s second studio album. Yesterday, Black Sabbath’s lead singer Ozzy Osbourne died at…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2207
Song of the Day: Mediterranean Sundance [YouTube link], composed by jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola, appeared on the artist’s second album, “Elegant Gyspy” (1977). This lovely acoustic duet with flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia is a testament to the broad character of Di Meola’s fusion, which embraces elements of…
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Continue reading →: Reflections on ARI 40
The President and CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), Tal Tsfany, gave a provocative talk at OCON (an acronym for “Objectivist Conference”) on July 3 in Boston entitled, “Spreading Objectivism: A Vision for ARI’s Future.” Though I was not in attendance — and have never been to any ARI event in…
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Continue reading →: The Wright Way Indeed
Today, I finished watching “The Wright Way,” an uplifting and poignant documentary on the career of David Wright, who was the third baseman for the New York Mets for 14 years (2004-2018). Nicknamed “Captain America” for his superlative play during the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Wright set Mets franchise records…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2206
Song of the Day: It Might Be You, music by Dave Grusin, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, was an Academy Award-nominated “Best Original Song” from the 1982 film, “Tootsie,” directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Dustin Hoffman. Alan’s wife Marilyn Bergman died back in 2022. Last night, Alan, the…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2205
Song of the Day: Where the Boys Are, words and music by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, was heard in the opening credits of the 1960 comedy starring Connie Francis, who sang the title track. Born to an Italian American family in Newark, New Jersey, Francis spent her early years…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2204
Song of the Day: When Will I Be Loved, words and music by Phil Everly, was first recorded in 1960 by that Everly Brother [YouTube link]. But the even bigger hit came in 1975 for Linda Ronstadt, who took this song to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song…
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Continue reading →: 350 Cheers for Aaron Judge!
Despite the New York Yankees losing 5-2 to the Chicago Cubs today at The Stadium, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit a home run reaching 350 lifetime homers more swiftly than any other player in major league baseball history. He’ll be making his seventh All-Star game appearance on Tuesday. This is…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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