When I recently paid tribute to the 30th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s death, I should’ve known he’d come up again. That’s the way things work in a plate of shrimp universe. You start thinking about Marvin Gaye, not only because of his death on April 1, but because of his 75th birthday on April […]
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Har Mar Superstar – Lady, You Shot Me Bye Bye 17 2013 Amazon I can’t believe I’ve only just heard this song (thanks Bill & Miko), but at least I’m only a year behind the times. I’m usually saying stuff like, “Har Mar Superstar broke up when?” I also can’t believe that Sean Tillman, the […]
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30 years ago today Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his crazy-ass father, a day shy of his 45th birthday. I was one of probably millions of people who thought the rumor of his death was a lame, perverse April Fool’s Day joke, but rumor soon hardened into cold-blooded fact. Marvin was dead. He […]
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Did you know that Jay Farrar of Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt fame published a book last year? Falling Cars And Junkyard Dogs was issued by indie Soft Skull Press and while it’s autobiographical, it’s not a straight linear narrative. In fact, there’s not much narrative at all. It’s autobio through a series of vignettes […]
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Happy first birthday to my lovely daughter, Lucinda! ONE YEAR!!! Time flies what with the barrage of bottles, diapers, giggles, belches and farts, putting of things in one’s mouth, random screams that I’m pretty sure were some sort of judgment, and more hilarity and joy than a mom and dad could ask for. I […]
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