No silencing Linda Ronstadt, Rich Paschall All through the 1970s, you could not leave your transistor radio on for long without hearing the distinctive voice of Linda Ronstadt. She emerged from her early time with The Stone Poneys from the… Read More ›
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HOW I ALMOST INTERVIEWED JIMMY STEWART
Full disclosure upfront, I never met Jimmy Stewart. No interviews. No emails. No phone conversations. But I’ve got Jimmy Stewart in my brain, TCM’s has been airing most of the legendary star’s films from the 1930s through the 1980s. There… Read More ›
JOHNNY CASH AND NINE INCH NAILS – RICH PASCHALL
Covering Hurt, by Rich Paschall You probably know what it means to “cover” a song. That’s when one artist records, or “covers,” the work of another artist. Sometimes the later version becomes a bigger hit than the original. Such was… Read More ›
TEN YEARS ONE NIGHT – Rich Paschall
Music is always worth remembering.
CEASE AND DESIST
Fortunate Son For 45, who obviously has not listened to the words of this 1969 song, we share this country-rock classic. You missed all the fuss? The orange one is playing the song at his rallies and the songwriter, John… Read More ›
“HELLO IN THERE” AND THE SAD DEPARTURE OF JOHN PRINE – RICH PASCHALL
A John Prine Memory, by Rich Paschall When John Prine was growing up in Maywood, Illinois, a suburb along the west side of Chicago, he helped a friend with a newspaper route. “…and I delivered to a Baptist old peoples… Read More ›
TODAY IS NATIONAL ASSHOLE AWARENESS DAY!
There has never been a dearth of assholes in our world, but I think this past year has raised it to a level of importance it never previously possessed.The assholes are everywhere! They are the ones who still think the… Read More ›
BACK IN THE SADDLE — BY GARRY ARMSTRONG
“The Saddle” was a TV studio, WCCA-TV. Worcester Community Cable Access television. It was nirvana for a retired TV news reporter. I was the guest. The hostess was Liz Myska, a lawyer who is also severely visually-impaired and an advocate… Read More ›
NAMES CAN NEVER HURT YOU – GARRY ARMSTRONG
A while back, Marilyn wrote a piece using the word chutzpah. This is a word I’ve always badly mangled when I try to say it. It’s just a word, what the heck? That was my take for many years until… Read More ›
AND THAT’S WHY I LOVED LUCY – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I’ve got the blues. I need to perk up. Melancholy. Melancholy Serenade. Serenade of the Bells. The Bells of St. Mary. A silly word link game I play to lighten things. Suddenly, it reminds me of another time, an assignment… Read More ›
ALMOST INTERVIEWING JIMMY STEWART – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Full disclosure upfront. I never met Jimmy Stewart. No interviews. No emails. No phone conversations. But I’ve got Jimmy Stewart in my brain, maybe because Stewart is TCM’s “Star of the month.” They’ve been airing most of the legendary star’s… Read More ›
HOLLYWOOD, JACK WARNER, AND NAZIS – By GARRY ARMSTRONG
I was usually able to get candid comments from “old Hollywood” people because I didn’t ask the typical questions about favorite co-stars, celebrity perks, or favorite roles. I frequently shared my disdain for the “suits” in my business who tried… Read More ›
