Movie Music Monday – Purple Rain

Last year Rolling Stone magazine listed its 100 Best Movie Soundtracks list. It was interesting to scroll through. There were plenty of movies on the list that I have never seen. Sitting at the top of the list was Prince's Purple Rain. The soundtrack was loaded with hits: Let's Go Crazy. I Would Die 4 … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Purple Rain →

Movie Music Monday – Batman

It was on this day in 1989 that Michael Keaton hit the big screen as Batman. Jack Nicholson was chosen to play the Joker. Growing up, my only knowledge of Batman was from cartoons and the 1966 series. When the previews came out for this, I was very apprehensive. It was darker than any previous … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Batman →

Turntable Talk #37 – Turn It On Again

This was first posted on the A Sound Day blog hosted by Dave Ruch: Once again, Dave from A Sound Day has invited me to participate in his month Turntable Talk feature. I truly appreciate the fact that he always comes up with great topics. Some of those topics are a bit more difficult to … Continue reading Turntable Talk #37 – Turn It On Again →

The Music of My Life – 1988

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1988 →

The Music of My Life – 1985

Guest Blogger: Beatles Songs Covered (Max – Part 2)

Making his triumphant return this week to my blog is my pal Max. His blog can be found here: https://powerpop.blog/ Last week, he presented a blog of his favorite Beatles songs that were cover songs (songs originally done by other artists). This week, he looks at the other side of the coin. Here now, is … Continue reading Guest Blogger: Beatles Songs Covered (Max – Part 2) →

Four Things You Can’t Recover …

My last blog was 7 days ago. I had hoped to write for Tune Tuesday, I wanted to write a birthday blog for my wife, do a Top 10 song list for Dean Martin's birthday and post a couple blogs as well, but I am a procrastinator. I was asked to speak at the annual … Continue reading Four Things You Can’t Recover … →

“Cleveland Rocks!”

For our anniversary, my wife and I wanted to plan a little getaway to celebrate. Neither one of us had too much PTO in our "banks" at work, so we decided on a weekend trip. During the planning the destinations changed frequently. Originally, we had hoped to head back for another trip to Florida, but … Continue reading “Cleveland Rocks!” →

Questions and Answers #2

In my current full-time job, sometimes you get called off because patients cancel their appointments. This can really suck, especially when you've slept all day in preparation to work all night long. At any rate, on nights off, I usually read or write. I had a bout of writer's block and so I went to … Continue reading Questions and Answers #2 →