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They say it’s your birthday, Paul! And they’re right — unlike the people who “said you was dead”!
So happy birthday to Paul! And happy birth to my new blog! It’s a blog about music. The first post is about Paul McCartney, a great musician and person. Check it out here, on the blog I started today — more than 14 years after I started this blog you...

I had a mild case of covid-19 this past week. I was stuck at home for a week. I'm fine now. There are 3 thoughts I take away from the experience:
(1) I was glad I'm someone who buys extras of things like food. Some people will act like you're being ridiculous if you stock up, but they're being short-sighted. Sometimes you won't realize what a good idea it was until after you've done it. (See Gretchen...

Happy 75th birthday to Elton John! And Aretha Franklin would've turned 80 today.
Here's my 2018 post about Aretha Franklin from 2018, when she died at 76. The post has videos, music … and Elton John's reaction:
The loss of @ArethaFranklin is a blow for everybody who loves real music: Music from the heart, the soul and the Church. Her voice was unique, her piano playing underrated – she was one of my favourite pianists.… I adored her and worshipped her talent...

Kurt Cobain would've turned 55 today. He died at age 27 in 1994.
One of the small joys of being a Nirvana fan is getting to hear him singing my last name in one of their many great songs, "Pennyroyal Tea." (Hearing the sound of your own name has been shown to have a positive effect on the brain.) I like to think Kurt...