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This year my life is so hectic I am unable to plan out and execute my normal Beatles Week posts. I am, however, able to get something posted, so here we go. Tell Me Why and BeatleSongs have no real information regarding these recordings. 1964 saw the Fab Four releasing their second recorded message to fans. The…
This year my life is so hectic I am unable to plan out and execute my normal Beatles Week posts. I am, however, able to get something posted, so here we go. Tell Me Why and BeatleSongs have no real information regarding these recordings. The first Christmas single sent out to members of their fan club was…
The Croods are coming back to a screen near you thanks to Netflix and Dreamworks. The film was such as success a sequel is in the works and a television series “Dawn Of The Croods” is set to debut beginning today. In celebration Netflix and Dreamworks have sent us an activity kit to get us…
Ciáran’s Cub Scout troop went on an outing a week ago to the Museum Of History And Industry, otherwise known as MOHAI. The museum has been a staple of Seattle for decades but I have never been. Not because of convenience, I just… never went. A couple of years ago it moved into a new…
Queen’s 1986 A Kind Of Magic album is probably my favorite from the band. I was already a fan of the band, and had a vinyl copy of News Of The World, a cassettes of A Night At The Opera and one other. I had watched VHS tapes of a couple of concerts and was…
I know it’s been a couple of weeks. Hopefully the wait is worth it. Last week Déla and August had their school performances. First up was band and you can see both of them getting ready to start. No good pictures of them during their individual grade performances, unfortunately. Then we have Déla taking control…
Wizards Of The Coast has released the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide for Dungeon’s & Dragons, a fantastic resource that all players should pick up if they are adventuring through the officially released game materials such as the Starter Set or the adventure books such as Hoard Of The Dragon Queen or Out Of The Abyss….
I grew up on Marvin Gaye. My mom had the What’s Going On album and played it rather frequently. Like many, it would be my introduction to the man who helped shape modern soul music. That album came at roughly the midway point of his career, something I didn’t really know until I was in…
I am Catholic. I wouldn’t say I am proud to be Catholic, but on the other hand I am not ashamed to say it. My cousin Sara identifies as Muslim, particularly of the Sufi faith. I knew of her Sufi identification, but for some reason never made the connection between Sufi and Muslim. Sara is…
I recently had need of some rain gear, and I won’t bother you with the particulars of why I was to be standing outside in the rain for hours – suffice to say I needed better protection. So I picked up this rain suit from Coleman. I figured, heck, Coleman is a decent brand, they…