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Continue reading →: Libertarian PBS
I know this is making the rounds, but still, it’s hilarious. H/T to my friend Ryan Neugebauer 🙂
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Continue reading →: Coronavirus (31): Dose #1 for a “Fake” Virus
Having recently attacked everything from Big Pharma to the medical-science-state-corporate nexus that plagues U.S. healthcare in the thirtieth installment of my Coronavirus series, I nevertheless want to make a few things clear about how I have personally dealt with weighing the risks and benefits of taking any of the three…
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Continue reading →: The Poetry of Rap
As a mobile DJ back in my college days, I learned early on just how to keep the crowd moving by spinning (yes, vinyl records back then!) hip hop and rap hits. Whether it was a party anthem, like the “Good Times“-fueled “Rapper’s Delight” [YouTube links] by The Sugarhill Gang…
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Continue reading →: Who’s On First? — Kinda …
A take on “Who’s On First?” (remember?) from Pearls Before Swine (courtesy of Stephan Pastis and the New York Daily News).
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1859
Song of the Day: The Wizard of Oz (“Ding Dong the Witch is Dead”), music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, is one of the highlights of this 1939 film classic. Check out the original film version [YouTube link], along with many other renditions: Ella Fitzgerald (and here…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1858
Song of the Day: The Karate Kid (I-II-III-IV) (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by Bill Conti (well known for his soundtracks to the “Rocky” franchise), brings a perfect combination of energy, contemplation, and triumph to the whole film series (1984-1994). I recently re-watched the original films in their entirety—the first…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1857
Song of the Day: Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (“Main Theme”), music by Johnny Mandel, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, is the title track to this 1973 film, which earned acting Oscar nominations for Joanne Woodward (in a leading role) and Sylvia Sydney (in a supporting role). Mandel, who died…
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Continue reading →: Elizabeth Ann: Long Live The Ferret—and My Sister!
Whatever your views on cloning endangered species (we’re not talking about bringing back the dinosaurs, here, a la Jurassic Park!), I have to admit that both my sister—who is dealing with her share of health issues—and I got a bit of a thrill from this story about “the first of…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1856
Song of the Day: Motherless Brooklyn (“Main Theme”) [YouTube link] was composed by Daniel Pemberton, who brings a Miles Davis-influenced sound to this 2019 film. The score also includes some classic jazz recordings along with other original songs, performed by such artists as trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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