Category: Music
I don’t follow football, but Sparky wanted to watch the Buckeyes play the Huskies today. The game wasn’t what he expected, so he lost interest. We stuck with it through the half-time show.
President Trump’s state visit to Windsor Castle reminded me that Wales gets screwed because they don’t have a national anthem anyone has heard of. Some countries do a good job, so looked them up.
Steve Miller Band unexpectedly pulls the plug on entire North American tour
The Steve Miller Band unexpectedly canceled their North American tour Wednesday, citing risky weather patterns.
The real news is that Steve Miller Band still exists and performing. The band issued the cancellation on social media.
New York Dolls frontman David Johansen dead at 75
Well, that’s a shame. I was never hip enough to know about the New York Dolls or to follow David Johansen, but was fond of his alter ego, Buster Poindexter.
National Geographic: In Japan, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is a Christmas Carol.
In Die Hard it’s a nice touch that Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, ‘Ode to Joy’ is a recurring musical theme in the movie. Since NatGeo says “Ode to Joy” is a Christmas carol, then you’d have to be anti-science to disagree.