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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2152
Song of the Day: Bridges (“Travessia”), words and music by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant, with English lyrics by Gene Lees, has been recorded by many artists. A lovely rendition by the great Sarah Vaughan (from her 1977 album, “I Love Brazil!“) is the musical backdrop for an homage to…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2151
Song of the Day: Both Sides, Now features the words and music of Joni Mitchell, who turns 81 years old today. The song was first popularized by Judy Collins, who took it to #8 on the Hot 100, winning a Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. Mitchell’s first recording of…
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Continue reading →: Quincy Jones, RIP
One of the truly great musical giants of our time, Quincy Jones, died yesterday at the age of 91. A superb musician, composer, arranger, conductor, and producer, Jones worked with some of the most significant artists of the twentieth century—from Sarah Vaughan and Ray Charles to Frank Sinatra and Michael…
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Continue reading →: Halloween vs. Election Day
Who needs the thrills and chills of Halloween when a real Horror Show (Election Day) is looming right around the corner?** Courtesy Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis ** Especially when we’re facing a choice between a candidate who, when he’s not being inconsistent and incoherent (on issues like abortion),…
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Continue reading →: World Series 2024: Play Ball!
Mike Lupica on World Series 2024: “All that Yankees-Dodgers history, as these two teams and all these star players try to make more, starting Friday night. Judge tries to win his first World Series. So does Ohtani. Two biggest stars in the game. Two biggest cities. Let’s do this. Once…
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Continue reading →: World Series 2024: Yankees vs. Dodgers
The New York Mets, who gave us an exciting 2024 postseason, lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, as LA advances to the World Series to faceoff against the American League Champion New York Yankees. Given that the very notion of a “Subway Series” is rooted in the rivalry between…
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Continue reading →: Moneyball
I know there are a lot of folks out there who despise the New York Yankees and there are many folks who will say ‘boo-hoo’ anytime I talk about their history over my lifetime. I have been a Yankees fan since I was about 5 years old. In other words,…
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Continue reading →: Subway Series?
Sometimes, life throws you lots of curveballs. But it’s never too crazy to forget about baseball. Congratulations to the feisty New York Mets who clinched their series against the Phillies and who will open in Los Angeles tonight against the Dodgers, vying for the National League Pennant. And congratulations to…
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Continue reading →: RIP Mary Jannace, 1922–2024
My dear Aunt Mary passed away today at the age of 102. Born on June 19, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts to Rev. Vasilios and Polixene Michalopoulos, she moved to Brooklyn, New York in the late 1920s, as her father became founding pastor of the Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church. My…
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Continue reading →: Decision 2024 (V): A Study in Comics
There’s a lot going on right now in my life, and I’ve had little time to write about the ongoing 2024 presidential campaign. For what it’s worth, like most others, I suspect the election will be close, even if the tip of a few swing states might provide the winner…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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