I am kind of freaking out right now.  At the age 5, I was enrolled in 1st grade, at which time I was swiftly and truly schooled by my classmates.  I was not normal.  Period.  I wasn't allowed to dance to music like I'd always done before, without getting called names and being laughed at.  My teacher gave me a time out for not being able to recite ( Read more... )

In the late 80s, I saw the movie Jumpin Jack Flash. I was so impressed with the character of Terri Dolittle, I decided right then and there that, if I ever found myself in a dead end bank job, I would decorate my desk to the point of the absurd, just to express my personality and piss off my boss (if my boss was a prick). Well, lucky me! I ended up ( Read more... )

This song by Crustation was on a sampler that I had to audition in Quality Assurance at BMG back in 1995, if memory serves correctly. The band's album was never released under the BMG umbrella. I'm not sure if it was ever released at all. But this song, this "Purple," became one of my most cherished songs. It's one of those songs that sings into ( Read more... )

I ain't cuttin' 'cos I'm an arse. Deal suckas!

Me in Joker gear!

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Aunt Tudi and I were picked up this morning by a cute young fella by the name of Jerome. Jerome works for Enterprise-Rent-a-Car and they have a pick up service, which is grooveh in the extreme. I called them at 8 on the dot when they opened and asked Jerome if he could come get us. He was at the house within 20 minutes. On our way back to ( Read more... )

For folks who came to this journal after August 2005, the Pit refers to my previous place of employment, what was once called BMG Entertainment, but later became Sony BMG. My Friend Todd still works for them. That's actually how we met, working at what was then known as the RCA Music Service way back in 1987.

Anyway, he forwarded this Billboard ( Read more... )

While watching Smidgen play in the large cardboard box Aunt Tudi got from the grocery yesterday, I was pulled into memories of my childhood ( Read more... )