“They say it was a shocking sight, After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be … after a famous victory.” AFTER BLENHEIM, Robert Southey I wonder why it is that the English have always been so much more eloquent in …
Everything Donald Trump touches turns to shit. I honestly don’t know if Rudy Giuliani had it in him to be a great man. After all, I is, was and always will be a Republican who was a fairly authoritarian mayor of New York City. But on Sept. 11, 2001, when the planes hit the Twin …
“Yeah, I would testify, absolutely. I’m testifying. I tell the truth. I mean, all I can do is tell the truth, and the truth is that there is no case.” Ho hum. Regardless of what Donald Trump said before his trial began, the only way he was ever going to take the stand was if …
Sometimes great songs literally come out of nowhere. That’s especially true with bands who had a reputation for being successful with a certain kind of song all of a sudden doing something completely different. Take the Hollies, for instance. They could best be described as a second-tier band of the 1960s British Invasion. Not quite …
I never liked Andy Kaufman all that much. He died young — supposedly — 40 years ago tomorrow. I say supposedly because there are people who believe he faked his death and make major changes in his life. Andy Kaufman on SNL, 1975 I tend to think he’s alive and has been doing one case …
One of the saddest things about growing old is how much that you love dies. I suppose I’m fortunate in several respects. I’m the oldest of five children in my family, so if things go according to plan, I will be the one to go first, and many of my college friends are 10 years …
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Mothers Day, huh? I’m not sure there is a holiday about which I have more mixed feelings, unless it’s maybe Fathers Day. I never knew my father, who disappeared before my third birthday and was never heard from again. In fact, I never knew most of my relatives on that side of the family. My …
Another of those fun old Facebook games from back in the day. The answers I have then had to be ones different from the person who challenged me. Now they just have to be different from my 2009 answers. 1. Name something you use in the shower? Shampoo. Body wash. 2. Name something a football …
It was August 1985 in Columbus, Ohio. I was in Ohio for my grandfather’s funeral. and the night before I was going to return to my home in St. Louis, I went with my sisters and my brother to the movies. It wasn’t a great movie, but I enjoyed it. In fact, there are few …
I had never heard of Joe Posnanski before he wrote “The Baseball 100” in The Athletic during the 2020 pandemic. Day by day for about four months, he counted down his list of the top 100 baseball players ever to play the game, starting with Ichiro Suzuki at 100 all the way to a number …
