Let me be clear. I am a Justin Timberlake fan. When my daughter was a teenager she once said, “I always thought it was odd that my Dad was a Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake fan before I was.” I believe Cry Me a River is one the great pieces of music ever made. I... Continue Reading →
The State of Our Union
Welcome to this week’s Bachelor musings where the state of our union is Krystal-ine. This season’s Girl We Love to Hate continued to show off her expanding repertoire of unlikeableness - this week she added victimhood – with her bowling alley/into the van/into the after-party/during the after-party hissy fit. Let’s review, boys and girls. Typical... Continue Reading →
Is Age Just a Number if It’s 22?
Now that The Mystery of Bekah's Age has been revealed (22! Gasp!) - she's still the only contestant whose age does NOT appear on the show's website - the theme for the rest of the season is clearly Will He or Won't He. It's so obvious that Arie is quite taken with her - how... Continue Reading →
Of Love Lost to Taxidermy
Tonight’s rather tame episode was, for me, a tale of four women. First, in preparation for my musings, I fast-forwarded back through the entire show to refresh my memory. I believe all I saw was Arie kissing My Girl Bekah for about 90 minutes. Jenna had a I-didn’t-come-here-for-this-so-don’t even-try-to-give-me-a-goodbye-hug exit which deserves detailed scrutiny. “I... Continue Reading →
The Bachelor Premiere – Bekah!
That’s it. I’m all in. I already have my favorite and I will resist any and all attempts by the producers, the other girls, Twitter trolls or common sense to see anyone else as the winner. Wait, what? There’s some controversy about her possibly young age?[1] Get thee behind me Satan! I will not have... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Albums of 2017
A year-end list is a fool’s errand. The mere fact that I feel compelled to do one for public consumption is to give myself a level of self-importance which is completely unjustified. And you may notice I call my list “favorite” instead of “best". I believe that music is ultimately too subjective to call something... Continue Reading →
Happy 40th to the Most Iconic Song Ever
Boom-Boom-Clap! Boom-Boom-Clap! Forty years ago today, the most iconic song in popular music history – We Will Rock You – was released. There probably isn’t one second of the earth’s daily rotation that this song isn’t being played somewhere, from high school pep rallies, to football games at every level, basketball arenas, baseball stadiums and... Continue Reading →
Ray's Musings 