Hey Mr DJ: The Frontmen Edition
How about a simple theme for complex times? Let’s devote this Friday’s theme to the great personalities: the frontmen, divas, and megastars who best defined their bands, eras, and genres. …
Have We Given Up On Millennials?
A question I’ve been mulling for some time is, “Just how totally has the Millennial Generation failed to live up to our collective expectations?” Funny thing is that we old…
Hey Mr. DJ: LouderThanLife Edition
The featured image came through my Facebook feed from the Alice in Chains page about a week ago. It is for the Louder Than Life 2018 Festival. I saved the…
Filling the Cup
What if there was an open thread and I had no commentary on anything? Well, here it is. I have to confess that I haven’t been following the news at…
Hey Mr DJ: Free Speech Edition
It’s a dim, if not yet a dark, time for our cherished freedom of speech. With print media dying off, the communication of ideas, opinions, news, and facts is increasingly…
No Justice These Days
Following a shitty week of the “maybe it’s time to update my resume” variety, I just didn’t have it in me to write another post on Russia, scandals, North Korea,…
Super Kids
I was chatting with the wife the other day (still a comfort after all these years), we were talking about Dr. Laura who is still on the radio, much to…
Hey Mr. DJ: Fake Edition
So, I don’t have too much for you guys this week; my schedule is jammed up and I have developed a massive tension headache. Too much of the news just…
I’m Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today
It’s going to be a shorter than usual open post this week. I’m taking the day off to spend some well-deserved and pleasant time with friends and family. There’s plenty…
Hey Mr DJ: Worst of Times Edition
Last week’s DJ thread is going to be hard to top. Not simply in terms of participation, but in the irony of what was basically a humor post turning into…