Thursday night at the stroke of midnight – technically Friday morning – the highly anticipated debut album Angels & Queens by Gabriels dropped. The big hand on the clock didn’t get to 12:01 am before I was already awash in glory from the sounds of the opening track Offering (I’d again get awash in glory... Continue Reading →
It’s episode two of Charity the Amazing’s journey (take a sip) and tensions are already running high in the mansion, primarily focused on Brayden [cue The Clovers Devil or Angel] who we saw early and often. Let’s recap! Aaron B. got the season’s first coveted 1-on-1 date. My Girl at Bachelordata has found that the... Continue Reading →
First night of The Bachelorette. Lots and lots of guys. LOTS of TALLLLLLLLLL guys. One gorgeous Charity. What was I looking for and what stood out? Thanks to My Girl over at @Bachelordata IG, I was looking for the first four out of the limo. They tend to go far, especially when their limo exit... Continue Reading →
Saturday night is my #JazzurdayNight, and as the clock went past midnight on this recent Saturday to become Sunday and Father’s Day, the time drew near to play my favorite father-related song, Cannonball Adderley’s One for Daddy-O from the five-star album Somethin’ Else. At some point in my jazz-fan lifetime, I had heard OF Miles... Continue Reading →
First, shoutout to My Daughter Cassandra (MDC) for her college graduation that I was busy attending, which was why I was not busy attending the Idol Finale. It’s a rather ironic circumstance that I neglected the first rule of test-taking taught by professors everywhere: when in doubt, stick with your first guess. Which is why... Continue Reading →
Hmmmm . . . last season the Idol Final Three was a young country guy, a young country girl, and a large male of color with a buttery voice and a soft personality. This season the Idol Final Three are a young country guy, a young country girl, and a large male of color with... Continue Reading →
I came into what is, in effect, Idol’s Disney Night semifinal round Sunday night with two vital concerns. First, what would my level of enthusiasm be after spending over eight hours this week[1] watching the world’s greatest music competition – the glorious annual global spectacle that is the Eurovision Song Contest? Idol can’t compare with... Continue Reading →
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