Friday, December 22, 2006

And that's all I have to say about that...

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My take on the latest celebrity pissing match between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell: I believe the late Benny Hill may have put it mo...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

This Chafes My Hiney

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Don't know about anyone else, but I've grown terribly weary of those HD TV ads with Jessica Simpson posing as Daisy Duke. Say what ...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Current TV People I Can Really Do Without

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Dispensing with the obvious usual suspects—Bill O'Reilly, Geraldo Rivera, Dick Vitale, Oprah, Rosie O'Donnell, et al—who kinda go wi...

Could someone please explain...

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...these dumbass Sonic Drive-In ads on TV to me?  You have these two 30-something dorks in a mini-van, arguing like a married couple and/or ...
Sunday, December 17, 2006

Top 4 Funniest Rock Album Reviews of All-Time

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These are culled from various Rock magazines and publications from the '70s, like Rolling Stone and Creem , et al: 1) EMERSON LAKE ...
Saturday, December 16, 2006

Top 25 Greatest Cover Songs Of All-Time

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You may have noticed by this time that I love lists! Here be the best remakes in Rock 'N' Roll history: 1) “You Really Got Me”—VAN...

Odds and ends (mostly Odds!)

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Just some random miscellany for your perusal today... GIRLS GONE WILD Why do guys buy those lame-ass “Girls Gone Wild” videos?  As a hete...

Ahmet Ertegun (1923-2006)

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Ordinarily, I wouldn't make too big a fuss about a record company executive, but I do want to acknowledge the passing of Atlantic Record...
Thursday, December 14, 2006

R.I.P. Lamar Hunt (1932-2006)

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It’s a dark time in K.C. sports these days. For the second time in two months, we’ve lost a major sports figure here.  First it was Buck O’N...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Top 10 Most Irritating Top 40 Hits of All-Time

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1) "Pass The Dutchie"—MUSICAL YOUTH (1983) This one’s for you, Tom! I have to avoid listening to this one now because every tim...
Monday, December 11, 2006

When Electricity Came FROM Arkansas!

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Time to praise one of my favorite underrated bands of all-time, Black Oak Arkansas. Whenever you had a band that Rolling Stone magazine’s s...

Shut Up already, Bay-Beee!

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Is there possibly a more irritating human being than ESPN’s Dick Vitale? Yes, his enthusiasm for and working knowledge of college basketball...

My Top 10 Underrated Rock Guitar Players of All-Time

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I always like to give a shout to the unappreciated, so here’s my list of Rock ‘N’ Roll’s most underrated guitarists. All of these guys know ...
Friday, December 8, 2006

Another anniversary...

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Hard to believe that it was 26 years ago today that John Lennon was killed. We all remember where we were that night, and that period of mou...

Accepting on behalf of Jethro Tull this year is...

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That annual exercise in futility known as the Clammy—er uh—Grammy Awards is rapidly approaching, and this year’s nominees were announced yes...

Must-See T.V.!

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If you struggle like me to find something decent on TV besides tripe like "Dancing With The Has-Beens" and "Everybody Loves ...

Who was He mad at this time?

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Read in the paper the other day that last week’s snowstorm aborted the Gaither revival gospel concert scheduled at Kemper Arena. This begs t...
Thursday, December 7, 2006

My Top 10 Redheads of All-Time

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Not unlike Charlie Brown, I'm a sucker for pretty redheads, so here's a list of my faves: 1. Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad (ABBA) ...

The Crock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame

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During a recent road trip to Cleve-Land (as Howard T. Duck pronounces it), I visited the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame Museum, and was quite im...
Tuesday, December 5, 2006

The World's Most Dangerous Band(s)?

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In the spirit of fantasy football, allow me to submit my "Dream Team” All-Star Rock ‘N’ Roll bands, comprised of some of my favorite mu...