In what can only be called one of the oddest moves in recent history, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going to induct Leonard Cohen. Leonard Cohen is not the first name one thinks of when Rock and Roll is mentioned. In fact, he's pretty far down there. Cohen, at 73 years old, is probably one of the oldest inductees and he's still recording. He's ( Read more... )

Well, here are on New Hampshire eve, and as this is dated, the nation's first primaries will betaking place at the stroke of midnight. Given these towns have a combined population of about 100, counting the votes won't take long. And like fleas on a dog, all the political junkies (myself included) will be waiting to feed off the results to see what ( Read more... )

September 2 plans for celebrating my birthday are now canceled. I am setting a tentative raindate of Sept 15 2007 at 7:30pm at Dave and Busters in Betheseda, Maryland. If you are on my friends list, please RSVP either to me by AIM or by leaving a comment here. If this date ends up not working for whatever reason, we'll go from there.

OK, official plans for birthday are as follows: Sunday Sept 2 at 7:30pm at Dave and Busters in Betheseda, Maryland. Join those who are coming for bar, restaurant and arcade goodness. Just bring yourselves, presents are not necessary. Any questions, drop a line. If you're planning on coming, leave a comment.

It is a scary thought that in all the years of MidnightRanter, there has never been a rant dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King Day here in the US. This year, it happens to fall on what would have been the 78th birthday. As many know, getting this day recognized throughout all states in the Union. It was ( Read more... )

OK. I'm a pretty irritable guy. I really don't like celebrating my birthday. I'm not happy with the past year, so I feel no great desire to celebrate. But I decided I wouldn't just sit home, so I called a couple of friends I don't see really often and we went out for dinner and hung out at their place. It was great. We caught up, shared some laughs ( Read more... )