Category Archives: music

Groucho Marx — I’m Against It

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Kip

As I, myself, am against this Groucho number, obviously.

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A Great ’70s Song About California — “All the Gold in California” by The Gatlin Brothers

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Kip

This song does a pretty good job of summing up the California experience, to this day.

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Christmas Wrapping — The Waitresses (1982)

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Kip

Well, it’s the season, and you’re bound to hear this somewhere (I heard it in the supermarket yesterday) so why not listen to it here?

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(Early) Happy Hanukkah

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Kip

To those out there who celebrate Hanukkah, the best to you, a day early (because there’s football on Sunday night for the atheists and goy like me, so I might be busy). It’s played too much, but, what the hell, … Continue reading →

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The Origins of the Song “Mrs. Robinson”

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Kip

Occasionally, I think to myself that some trivia I know is well known, and then realize it isn’t. This is one of those cases. The story behind the song “Mrs. Robinson” and THE GRADUATE is not known by all, and … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween! (John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN from 1978, Full Movie, Free)

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Kip

Yes, it’s that time of the year again, and I’m doing my one thing I do on Halloween, which is to watch…John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. One interesting piece of trivia about this movie — Carpenter filmed the whole thing, and screened … Continue reading →

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A Moment for Chuck Berry

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Kip

For no particular reason, let’s take a moment to take remember of the inventors — the King, in my opinion — of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Offhand, what can I say? The man was a genius and a force on stage. … Continue reading →

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Driving into Boston, circa 1972

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Kip

I may have posted this before, but, meh, so what — it’s a great video of the drive into Boston, which hasn’t changed that much.

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A Film Remake Better than the Original?

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Kip

Someone recently asked me if I could name a movie remake that was much better than the original and I could not do it offhand (you can sort of get away with it with TV with spinoffs and such, and … Continue reading →

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Police on My Back (The Clash)

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Kip

Apposite, but klein kommentar on the advice of counsel. 🙂

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