Top and Bottom Five’s of 2012
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In looking down the list of the UK’s top 100 singles of 2012, the most prominent word, at least among the artists’ names, is “featuring,” and appearing only slightly le…
Christmas Number One Politics
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedJust finished watching a BBC special on Christmas Number One’s, and the great importance this country has traditionally consigned to it. In the exactly 60 years that Britain has published a pop chart, an …
December Blues, or My Kitchen LACKS Heat, So I Stay Out Of It
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedThere’s a lot of reasons I hate December, but at least one of them, the horrendous Christmas gigs, seems off the list this year. Still there’s plenty of other things to compensa…
No News Is …. No News!
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedDammit, this month started out looking pretty good! It began with The Giants sweep in the World Series, was followed by Obama’s re-election (Yeah, I’ve read the ridiculous comm…
Of Course I’m Ecstatic, Just Not Surprised
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedIt would be wrong to say I’m not immensely proud to be a San Francisco Giants fan. They’ve now won two out of the last three World Series, with their 2010 victory over Texas breaking a 56-ye…
Ten Years Ago Today – The Greatest Baseball Game I Ever Attended
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n an avid San Francisco Giants fan since 1971, I don’t know if everyone is aware of that, I may have mentioned it once or twice. Today the Giants square off in Game One of…
It Was 50 Years Ago Today (But Few Noticed)
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedToday marks not only my dad’s 89th birthday, but also the 50th anniversary of the initial British release of The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do.” Unlike say, next year at this tim…
“Feudbook” and Politics
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedGod, I can’t WAIT for this freaking election to be over! Political differences are always there, but in an election year, there just naturally t…
Olympics Aftermath
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedI remember, during the days leading up to the Olympics, taking the attitude of “Well I can’t wait to see the backside of THAT,” but a lot of my attitude was based on having be…
I Waved a Freaking FLAG!
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedFour years ago, I was working on a Mediterranean cruise ship that left from Southampton. As it was setting sail, British flags were handed out to all the passengers, and as “Land of Hope and Glory” …
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