A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
I have seen most of the bands I have wanted to see in concert through the years. However, I have never seen a few bands. I probably will never see a few like David Bowie. Elvis Costello came to town recently and I could check another one off my list.…
Back on during U2’s Pop tour, I headed to the Superdome to see the show. The most exciting thing about that show is that I remember I bought an Elvis Costello’s greatest hits cd from Tower Records. U2 seemed tired, but Elvis in the car sounded young and full of…
The worst part about Dublin was getting there. Our flight was before 7 am, which meant we had to be at the airport entirely too early. We were planning to fly to London after Dublin for our first free weekend. We had three reasons to go to London. We wanted…
I’m kind of ashamed that I’m starting off my favorite song series with Men at Work. I like Men at Work, but they are not The Cure, The Replacements, R.E.M. much less the Stones or the Beatles. Yet, this song has always been kind of a personal anthem for me.…
I loved the X-Files and its spinoff, Millennium. Yet, they both had a major flaw if I remember correctly. They played on Friday nights. Friday nights in the fall in Louisiana are reserved for prep football. I tried to keep up with the X-Files as much as I could in…
One of my favorite things to do is to soundtrack my reading. For example, when reading a biography of Truman, I would listen to popular music from whatever time the chapter was set. If it is a fiction book, I try to figure out what music matches the mood. I…