KATHLEEN MADIGAN
Ginny and I saw Kathleen Madigan at the Paramount in Peekskill. She called Peekskill a good starter town for a serial killer, and went from there. Very sharp and very funny!
Pop Culture
THERE GOES RHYMIN’ SIMON
Gradually, in 1964 and 1965, my onsetting adolescence, arriving amid a changing world, new influences and interests came into my life.Some really stuck: Marvel comics, so bold and imaginative; The Man from UNCLE, so exotic and seemingly sophisticated; and Top 40 radio, most especially the performers of the folk rock genre, most particularly Simon & …
THE GREAT GORDON LIGHTFOOT
Just short of his 80th birthday, the great Gordon Lightfoot appeared at the Paramount theater in Peekskill on Sunday, August 12. Having battled various illnesses for the better part of a decade, Lightfoot was a gaunt but cheerful presence. The robust baritone was gone; Lightfoot sang in a thin voice, but on key, and with …
AUGUST 2018: “WE ARE THE MOST DESTABILIZING FORCE IN THE WORLD”
8.16 Paul Waldman in the Post: “The problem of inequality didn’t start with Trump. He has, however, done everything he can to make it worse. He gave a gargantuan tax break to the wealthy and corporations; the latter took that tax break and spent it on stock buybacks, which has the effect of boosting stock …
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JULY 2018: “SHE IS STRAIGHT OUT OF BAGHDAD BOB”
7.28 Bryn Stole in the Times: “in the last decade or so, the crowds at large scale re-enactments have dwindled. Longtime hobbyists are aging out and retiring — soldiers in their 50s and 60s filled much of the camp at Gettysburg — and younger people aren’t marching onto mock battlefields in nearly the same numbers. …
BEAUTIFUL!
On Wednesday the 18th, Cara and I went to see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. We had fun!
JULY 2018: “THIS SAD, EMBARRASSING WRECK OF A MAN”
7.17 Megan McArdle in the Washington Post: The poor are still poor because, despite their material goods, they still lack public dignity and control over the most important facts of their lives, such as where they live and how their children are educated. By those measures, the War on Poverty is far from over; indeed, …
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JUNE 2018
6.28 Arnold Schwarzenegger: “It is foolish to bring back laughable, outdated technology to suit your political agenda. I mean, what are you going to bring back next? Floppy disks? Fax machines? Beanie Babies? Beepers? Or Blockbuster? Think about it. What if you tried to save Blockbuster?” 6.28 Stanley Greenburg: “Democrats should not be distracted by …
JUNE 2018: “WE’RE AMERICA, BITCH”
6.16 Saw the Yanks beat the Rays 4-1 with Ginny. Homers by Stanton and Sanchez, two doubles by Judge, 8 shutout innings by Severino 6.15 The Atlantic: In Baltimore, a 20-year gap in life expectancy exists between the city’s poor, largely African American neighborhoods and its wealthier, whiter areas. A baby born in Cheswolde, in …
WOODSTOCK NY, JUNE 8th, 10:45 PM
Saw my favorites Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams at the Colony Hotel in Woodstock, with Ginny and Greg and Susan Schmidt.