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The Blue Mask was released in 1982, and opens with “My House” a typical Lou Reed story song told in the first person. It is difficult to tell just how autobiographical this song is, but by name checking his then-wife Sylvia, one suspects the lyrics were indeed inspired by some real-life event. She is named…
Before I get into the rest of the pictures I want to first highlight one from yesterday and the story behind it. Yesterday I took the boys and Grace to get flu shots while Laura and and Dela were at a (routine, regularly scheduled) school conference. Instead of going to the clinic we normally go…
Right now, well, not necessarily right now, but you know what I mean. So, at this point in time I am watching “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, listening to the audiobook version of Phasma, and reading all of the Star Wars comics. There is a lot of canonical content out there aside from the movies. In the last…
Musically this album starts out… upbeat? What is this? Growing Up In Public was Lou Reed’s album written, recorded and released at the dawn of the Reagan era. 1980 saw a cultural shift, and Lou Reed was shifting as well. The opening number “How Do You Speak To An Angel?” is about the uncertainty of…
“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own.” During the 2nd season of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu” I was wondering if the creative team would be able to keep things up because it appeared the show…
This morning’s spin class was a themed ride, and I was going to be going regardless, but this certainly seemed like a fun theme that I was looking forward to. The set list started out with The Pointer Sisters “I’m So Excited” and it was a solid selection to kick things off. “It’s Raining Men”…
Ernie Kovacs was a comic genius. His work in the early days of television helped stretch and define the medium by using a mixture of live and filmed segments along with special camera effects. Where technically his influence is undeniable, it was his humor that was so engaging and is still relevant today. At times…
It was recently announced that Boy Scouts of America would accept girls into the Cub Scout program starting with the 2018 program year (essentially the beginning of the school year). Additionally, for older girls, they will now have an opportunity to earn the highest achievement in Boy Scouts – attaining the rank of Eagle Scout….
This is a title we have been looking forward to in our house for some time. Ciaran got to play this at the Penny Arcade Expo last year and has regularly asked about it since, which is unusual because he likes video games, but is very picky. Arrow Heads is a combat arena game where…
“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this blog post. The opinions I share are my own.” Kevin Conroy provides the voice of Batman but “Justice League: Action” is not a continuation of the previous DC animated series. What we are resented with is a…