I heart Rick Santelli. For years, Mr. D and I have shared coffee, the newspaper and CNBC Squawk Box, each weekday morning. I, in particular, LERVE the Chicago Exchange guru, Rick Santelli and his faithful sidekick, The Wolfman. Santelli is of the Larry Kudlow vein and an unapologetic capitalist. He’s also had enough. Reminiscient of my recent “Mad [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Righteous Richard’s Revolutionary Rant
February 27, 2009Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, Van?
February 27, 2009Van the Man.
It’s been a while. Have you missed me? Are you cross with me? I never meant to neglect you. After all, you are so very important to my musical life. I know I talked about Into the Mystic and The Movie Hits months and months ago, but I haven’t told you lately that I love [...]
Gives You Hell…
February 24, 2009From the Mini DD Playlist comes the All American Rejects…
Gives You Hell
The boy has acclimated quite well….
The Story
February 22, 2009Of course, there’s always a story. But here is my beginning, middle and end, in reverse.
…is reminiscient of one of my favorite songs….
The Story, Brandi Carlile
3.5 inches of snow expected tonight….
It’s Carnival Time….
February 21, 2009 Carnival Time, Al Johnson
Four days of excess. Drunkedness. Debauchery.
It’s that time of year again.
Mardi Gras.
As I mentioned in past Mardi Gras posts, I’ve experienced various Mardi Gras celebrations from Lafayette to Mobile and points in between. There’s really nothing like it.
But, this Mardi Gras will be spent in a much [...]
Clapping As Hard As I Can…
February 17, 2009Today, the inaugural Taylor Hicks music video premieres.
Click the picture to view.
The link takes you to Jake Davis’ blog. Davis is the director of the video and I must say that I like his style. He’s managed to capture alot of what I think Taylor Hicks wants to portray. He creates that “alone” James Dean [...]
You ARE the Best Thing….Part Deux
February 16, 2009While it’s difficult to touch the greatness that is Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ray LaMontagne recently got pretty close with a song that’s very reminiscient of it’s namesake title. Ray blends a little soul, solid R&B beats, and some pretty awesome horns that rival the original soul staple.
You Are [...]
You ARE the Best Thing….
February 15, 2009
I was in the grocery store the other day, running around like a chicken and trying to gather up all we needed for the week. Don’ t you just hate when you remember that you need garlic and you’re already over in the dairy section. I’m constantly criss-crossing the store, it seems.
It’s usually during these [...]
Colette’s Corner: Odetta
February 11, 2009Odetta & Company: Big Voices, Big Souls
One of America’s greatest folk-blues ”roots” singers died in December. That was Odetta Holmes, known to the world simply as “Odetta.”
Odetta was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1930, and blessed with one of the most distinctive voices on record — deep, robust and rich with feeling. Rather than go in a pop direction, [...]
Bigger Winner of the Night
February 8, 2009The Grammys took a baby step to redemption in recognizing Robert Plant & Alison Krauss’s awesome CD, Raising Sand, as Album of the Year, and Please Read the Letter as Record of the Year. But perhaps my favorite on the CD is a cover of the Everly Brothers’ Gone, Gone, Gone.
Contrast and compare.
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