Two of the Reasons I Love My Job

As a sleep technologist, our job entails not only watching people sleep, but helping treat their sleep issues. We take our job very seriously, because patient care is no joking matter. However, now and then, two of my coworkers love to play a practical joke or two on me. I suppose this all started years … Continue reading Two of the Reasons I Love My Job →

It’s Marching Music Day!

March 4th is National Marching Music Day. Get it? March forth… I wrote a blog a couple years ago to celebrate and in that blog was a reblog of another band blog. So I suppose this is a reblog of a blog with a reblog…. I think that’s right… https://nostalgicitalian.com/2022/03/04/happy-marching-music-day/

Celebrating Three of Them

Today is a day to celebrate the boys. On National Son’s Day I celebrate my three sons. What a blessing they are! Dante’ and Dimitri are adults now and doing quite well. They have each come a long way. Andrew is not only my youngest son, but my youngest child. He is thriving at preschool … Continue reading Celebrating Three of Them →

Tune Tuesday – For What It’s Worth

It was on this day in 1966 that Canadian and American talents combined in Los Angeles. The result was a band that would enjoy a Top Ten song and give us two Classic Rock Legends. The Buffalo Springfield brought Canadians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Palmer together with Americans Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – For What It’s Worth →

Movie Music Monday – Bonus – Wild Hogs

Today, Movie Music Monday brings 2007 and 1962 together. It was on this day in 2007 that the movie Wild Hogs premiered in theaters. A blockbuster cast doesn't always mean the movie is a blockbuster. The cast of Wild Hogs included John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray Liotta, Marisa Tomei, and … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Bonus – Wild Hogs →

Movie Music Monday – 2001

I almost missed an opportunity. You see, us radio people are always looking for ways to tie things together. For example, if I was playing Blue Moon, it would be cool to follow it with Moon Over Georgia. Then I could follow that with Georgia On My Mind. Then I could follow that with Mind … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – 2001 →

Blogging Milestone

Welcome to my 2000th blog post! I guess I should have planned something extravagant for the occasion. I probably should have also got a cake or something. Sorry. I am truly at a loss for words. I never thought that I would have enough to say to blog 2000 times, yet here we are. In … Continue reading Blogging Milestone →

A True Injustice

Neil Sedaka 3/13/39 - 2/27/26 There have been many tributes to the late Neil Sedaka since the news of his passing. To say that his contributions to music were important is an understatement. His story is one of ups and downs. He was a man who spent his early days at Juilliard. He then had … Continue reading A True Injustice →

Book Recommendation – The Perfect Divorce

Yesterday I posted about Jeneva Rose's The Perfect Marriage. Today, I want to post about the sequel The Perfect Divorce. The book was actually written five years after The Perfect Marriage. The sequel takes place eleven years after the first book. SPOILER ALERT: I will tell you that if you do not want to know … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Perfect Divorce →

Book Recommendation – The Perfect Marriage

Back in 2024, I read my first Jeneva Rose book, Home is Where The Bodies Are. I recently finished two books that kept coming up as recommendations from other bloggers, Goodreads, and from my wife. Today, I will feature the first one. The Perfect Marriage. Let me preface this by saying that tomorrow, I will … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Perfect Marriage →