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Michael Jackson

You Were Loved.

June 26, 2009

[Yikes, two obituaries in a row -- but you can't put this sort of thing off.]
Michael Jackson meant many things to many people: god, criminal, joke. A person who is that ubiquitous has a way of affecting your life whether you invite it or not.
My Michael moment came the day I realized that for all [...]

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Super Doppel-Crazy Fonk Bonus

June 4, 2009

Mind-buggling.
Look at that smile on James Brown’s face!
If you ever needed an example of the virtues of not getting wasted, just watch Prince. He probably thought he had the night off, and I’d bet anything he wishes he could do it all over again.

James Brown, Michael Jackson, and Prince at the Apollo, 1983

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If You Can Hear Me, If You’re Still There

December 19, 2007

You can debate the usefulness of year-end top-ten lists, but I find they can direct me to pay closer attention to certain albums. Robert Wyatt’s Comicopera is on a lot of artists’ lists, so I knew I should give it more than a background listen. Sure enough, a walk around the neighborhood with it [...]

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I Can’t Sit Still

June 15, 2007

Oh, man. The weather’s beautiful and life is shawate. This is a semi-repeat, but since I figure you probably didn’t rip the audio off the YouTube vid I posted, this will be of some use to you. I have no idea how to categorize it, other than Summertime Jam. Give this man [...]

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Bonus Summertime Jam!

June 5, 2007

Sonny Jim – Can’t Stop Moving!

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