As some of you may already know, I set a goal at the beginning of 2025 to listen to at least 100 new-to-me albums by the end of the year. I was chronicling my progress with this challenge on both Substack and Medium, but I've decided that I'm going to finish it out here on… Continue reading My 2025 Albums Challenge, Pt. 5: Albums #61-80
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Recent Books and TV Shows My Wife and I Have Enjoyed
NOTE: I recently decided to combine my GOTTA POP and BUDDY'S BOOK BUDDIES podcasts into one new podcast called POP AND PROSE, which is also the name of my newsletter on Substack. All future episodes of POP AND PROSE, plus all episodes of the old podcasts, can be found here on Substack and also on… Continue reading Recent Books and TV Shows My Wife and I Have Enjoyed
A Prompt for Music Lovers in 2025: The 100 New-To-You Albums Challenge
Are you a music lover who enjoys discovering music you’ve never heard before? If so, do you listen to a lot of albums? Do you like participating in fun and entertaining challenges? If you answered “yes” to the above questions, you may be interested in trying out The 100 New-To-You Albums Challenge in 2025. The… Continue reading A Prompt for Music Lovers in 2025: The 100 New-To-You Albums Challenge
Book Review: ‘Damn Glad To Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches’ by Tim Matheson
For most of my life, I’ve considered myself to be a big fan of actor Tim Matheson. The main reason for that is that he starred in two of my all-time favorite comedy films: National Lampoon’s Animal House and Fletch. I’ve also watched and enjoyed him in several other film and television productions over the… Continue reading Book Review: ‘Damn Glad To Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches’ by Tim Matheson
I Ran Here to Tell You That I Love the New Album by A Flock of Seagulls
On December 13, 2024, the British new wave band A Flock of Seagulls released the album Some Dreams. It’s their first album of completely new material since their 1995 album The Light at the End of The World. If you’re a fan of popular music from the 1980s, you’re very likely familiar with the band. In the… Continue reading I Ran Here to Tell You That I Love the New Album by A Flock of Seagulls
‘Tis The Season For Me, My Wife & My Friend To Podcast About Great Christmas Movies
Over the past month or so, I've had the very good and very fun fortune to be a part of multiple podcast episodes devoted to Christmas movies. First up, I was asked to be a guest on my friend Candace Estelle's great BINGE IT BABE podcast. Over the course of one long but very fun… Continue reading ‘Tis The Season For Me, My Wife & My Friend To Podcast About Great Christmas Movies
When Multiple ‘Twisters’ Spun Into My Podcast
As of August 13, 2024, people can rent or purchase digital copies of the 2024 blockbuster hit film Twisters. What's amazing about that, at least to me, is that the film was generally released in theaters less than one month ago on July 19th. It's not as if Twisters was a big flop and that's… Continue reading When Multiple ‘Twisters’ Spun Into My Podcast
The Unfortunately Overlooked Music of Legendary Actor Tim Curry
The front cover of 'The Best of Tim Curry.' Source: A&M Records Even though actor Tim Curry has appeared in many famous theatrical, television, and movie productions like Amadeus, Stephen King’s It (the original), Annie, Legend, Clue, Home Alone 2, and many more, I don’t think I’d be too out of line here to say… Continue reading The Unfortunately Overlooked Music of Legendary Actor Tim Curry
My Favorite Albums From The First Half of 2024
As I've written elsewhere, I've been participating in a challenge to listen to over 100 new-to-me albums by the end of the year. The majority of what I've listened to so far have been old albums, but a lot of them have been brand-new albums. It's currently the beginning of July and I've already listened… Continue reading My Favorite Albums From The First Half of 2024
The 100 New-To-Me Albums in 2024 Challenge— My Master List (So Far)
Albums I Listened to for the First Time in 2024 Camouflage (1984) — Rod Stewart Nuclear Furniture (1984) — Jefferson Starship Pyramid (1960) — The Modern Jazz Quartet Keyboard Virtuoso (2022) — Tommy Flanagan Hey You (2022) — Liv Slingerland Under Rug Swept (2002) — Alanis Morissette Thanks For The Dance (2019) — Leonard Cohen Alanis (1991) — Alanis Morissette David Bowie (1967) —… Continue reading The 100 New-To-Me Albums in 2024 Challenge— My Master List (So Far)
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