It's not that easy being green; Having to spend each day the color of the leaves ( Read more... )

In the song, "Our House" by the band Madness (a big hit in the 80s which still pops up sometimes), we see the busy family members on a nice day, a sweet memory of "our house, in the middle of our street" and with the upbeat tune it's all fun, until, just before the bridge, we get the line regarding the mother: "She's the one they're going to miss, ( Read more... )

When we in LJ Idol: Exhibit A first signed up, we were asked to suggest two topic prompts, which would be used in the upcoming weeks. For Week 8, the first unified round with "Second Chance" disbanded and it no longer a double-elimination contest, the 30 remaining contestants (including me) were presented with 30 unused topics. We were each to pick ( Read more... )

So, over the weekend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held its induction ceremonies. I heard "Guns-and" put on a good show.

If whoever decides such things needs help with the 2012-13 ballot, I can give them the results of the polls I started last fall.
With a little help from my friends (y'all who voted), in addition to Heart, The Cure, Joan Jett and ( Read more... )

My father liked the name "Charles," and my first little brother was to have that name -- got two sisters instead (one who told college friends about this and became known to them as "Charlie"). My growing up was a mix of good and bad, but epithets thrown my way did include questioning my sexuality. Music was (and is) a huge part of my life and was ( Read more... )

In honor of Ludwig Van's birthday I'll note that last week the 2012 inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced:
Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns 'n' Roses, The Faces/Small Faces, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Freddie King,
as well as Don Kirshner, Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn JohnsI ran my own poll based on the nominees ( Read more... )

Thinking of something fun to post for today, 11-11-11 (which, as "63" is the last Binary Day of the century), and I remembered this and hunted it up on Youtube (there's no visuals, just listen). It reflected Army life more like I lived it, Germany during the Cold War. The main part of the song I could relate to was "I must have drunk 10 quarts of ( Read more... )

To sum up, and for those who only read things posted during the daytime:

I have my poll of this year's nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame here,

And polls for acts that should be nominated next, here and here.

They are open to everybody; I'll post results at the end of the month.

After yesterday's poll, the_dark_snack and I came up with even more overlooked acts for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, using as our time factor not only the 25-year age of their first recording but also, seeing as the Hall thought Bon Jovi worthy of at least consideration in 2010, preceding that band's first hit "Runaway" in 1984 -- thus not saying that they ( Read more... )

My poll, based on the official nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is still active through the end of the month. As of this posting, if top five make the cut, then the nominees according to my friendslist are Heart, the Cure, Joan Jett and Guns 'N' Roses, with Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers tied for fifth ( Read more... )