Category: Music

Oldies Friday

It’s cold and snowy here in the upper Midwest, so to cheer us up for the weekend, let’s spin some disks !

The 70’s were years rightly maligned for many things—Vietnam, Watergate, the gremlingas crisis, polyester, the Gremlin (Yours was cool though Mike M! Even if it was brown and the heater didn’t work).

But at least there was some good music. As Homer Simpson famously said,

Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It’s a scientific fact.

Let’s go back there now, shall we?

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Happy New Year!

Another year gone. In 2013, the Bears will have a new coach, and the Spartans a new quarterback. People will continue to predict doomsday and get it wrong. We’ll squabble with each other over the political crisis of the moment, and I’ll get older but hopefully not much fatter. Change is certain. Just as certain is the fact that we can’t rewind the clock. Pining for the future is just as pointless.

May the next year, with the changes it brings, always bring you closer to God! Remember, He’s right there with you, cheering for you all the way! Have fun and be safe today!

To start the celebration, here’s a musical trip through the decades, some of which are offered with tongue jammed all up in my cheek…

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