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I went on a road trip with my brother. I will have stories and pictures as soon as I get around to uploading them but for now, a conversation from the car: (Leonard Cohen is playing on the iPod.) Scott: Leonard Cohen songs… Continue Reading “Conversations with My Brother”
A few months ago, Chicago lost its alternative radio station. There aren’t very many rock stations left, and Q101 was a Gen X staple. If I remember correctly, it launched the summer that I left for college. I had two clues that it was… Continue Reading “Q101.com”
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B003BKF696&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrI noticed something. Back in the day, before Out of Time and definitely before Green, the only radio station in Chicago that played R.E.M. was WXRT – 93.1. It seems that we have come full circle, because it is pretty much the only station… Continue Reading “Something about Music”
I believe I mentioned that I had pre-ordered – on CD, no less – the new release from Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It is a 2-disk rock opera called Night Castle. TSO is best known for its Christmas-themed rock operas. You know that commercial with the… Continue Reading “Night Castle, by Trans-Siberian Orchestra”
I was in the car on the way to the library. I flipped radio stations and The Mix was playing Billie Jean. Weird, but cool. So there I am with the windows down and the sun roof open in the 95 degree heat and… Continue Reading “The Other MJ”
I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart. Mostly it is because I have read an awful lot about the way the corporation treats employees and I do not approve. I also learned – in school – about the Wal-Mart model of vendor relationships, which are… Continue Reading “Capitalism”
My brother and I discovered Leonard Cohen in a Christian Slater movie. Pump Up the Volume, 1990. Actually, that’s also where we discovered Concrete Blonde. Seriously, folks, that was the best soundtrack of my teen years – including everything from the Brat Pack. Anyway,… Continue Reading “About Leonard Cohen”
The Next Dark Age 