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Friday. 3:30 PM. May. REO Speedwagon in the air. I was standing in the parking lot. Looking for the source. A six-pack in each hand. I was thirteen once. Young. Impressionable. Figuring out my expectations of love. Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb sang REO Speedwagon’s “Keep on Lovin’ You’’ on Hardrock live. They were in [...]
That damn genre term (you know the one) where no tangible explanation is muttered beyond, “They’ve got a 90s sound.” Sure it’s a connotation for bands that will sport four-day foul working clothes on stage, forego thoughts on commerce for art and never write the same song twice (even though “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and [...]
The Point: Atlanta, Georgia is Choke City USA The Argument, Abridged: Modern Atlanta sports franchises never fail to create hope for fans during the regular season, only to collapse splendidly in the playoffs. The Evidence, Abridged: The ‘07-‘12 Hawks seasons, the ‘08,‘10,‘11 Falcons seasons, the ‘10 Braves, that one season when the Thrashers made the [...]
It’s been a busy week. We started out in Auckland and am now on the south island in a town called Greymouth. We’ve been on the go pretty much non-stop. Here are a few of the highlights: Watched people break-dance then watched the movie Labyrinth on a giant silo at a park in Auckland Went [...]