Carl

This is very elegant in look and sound. Love it.

Wow, I've never seen those Grundig things before. Wonder if they were like Beta, better but doomed.

I love that the Monkees were revived in 1986 on MTV. And it wasn't a "reboot" with new actors trying to re-create the magic - they just showed the same episodes again.

It lives!

Agree. Hope they life you never imagined is a good one.

Linda Ronstadt hasn't sung in 10 years because of her Parkinson's disease. This video is a great look at how she's doing today, which can be summed up in two words: Acceptance Uncompromising She retains a huge fan base that really connected with her music and her struggle.

Now if Abbott and Costello can get their own biopic...

Billy Joel's version of "All Shook Up." He does a bang-up Elvis.

And 15 years later, we finally have a category: https://www.songfacts.com/category/popular-workout-songs

A Tom Petty tribute tune

Wow, I didn't realize it was '02 when we started. The emojis were better then.

That's definitely not New York. Wouldn't try that in the Subway.

Tremendous family photo O55. Thanks for stopping by.

Terrific singer. They should be on a bill with the band Clover (Huey Lewis was a member).

You as well Kevin. Always good to see you.

Good find. Thanks.

I feel like we've finally passed peak Christmas. Until recently, there was a steady Christmas creep, with stores putting out their displays earlier and earlier, and radio stations playing Christmas music before the first snow. This is the first year I can remember the post-Thanksgiving aftermath not being all about Christmas. Black Friday also seemed more mellow, with less mania as people realized they could just order gifts on ye olde Internet. Of course, this is all anecdotal.

"Me And Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul https://www.songfacts.com/facts/billy-paul/me-and-mrs-jones

This makes me wonder if there will ever be a song called "Vaping In The Boys' Room"

There remains a small group of people who cling to their cassettes. These are often people who drive cars that still have cassette players in them. They just love the sound of tape hiss.

I'm still here a fair amount.

Billboard is doing a retrospective of their Alternative Songs chart, which is 30 years old. This story is about "Cuts You Up" by Peter Murphy, which quotes our interview. Murphy is a rather nebulous interview, but he gave us a rather enlightening answer when we asked about that song. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8479703/peter-murphy-cuts-you-up-alternative-songs

Maybe this one? https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bic-runga/blue-blue-heart

The Kinks are becoming a popular choice for poignant moments, even here in America. Heard "Waterloo Sunset" in a big weepy scene somewhere recently.

Maybe not perfect for this occasion, but "Joey" by Concrete Blonde is a pretty vivid description of being in love with an alcoholic.