Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” was released in 1973, and I was released in 1979, so I don’t consider it an exaggeration to say I have loved this song my entire life. It’s one of those tunes I didn’t quite understand as a kid, but got to me anyway. Because that’s what the best [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Katie Ehlers on Sat, Jan 9, 2010
This is not about the sweaty, coked-up, gold-toned 1970s music and comedy performance television show, “Burt Sugarman’s Midnight Special.” Nor is it about Guthy-Renker’s DVD collection of said program. This is about the infomercial for said DVDs of said television show. There is no possibility I will ever buy the DVDs. There are nineteen of them. [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Katie Ehlers on Sun, Dec 13, 2009
It’s officially Holiday Month. Nothing you can do about it. The harder you try to tune it out, the louder your grocery store will blast Paul McCartney’s feverish, surreal, so-terrible-it kinda-blows-your-mind-and-becomes-awesome “Wonderful Christmastime.” Let’s face it, most Christmas songs are not good. Well, the hymns can be quite beautiful — think “O Holy Night” — but [...]
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Posted by Katie Ehlers on Sat, Mar 6, 2010
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