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Flashback Friday

Stuck in my head . . .

Together in Electric Dreams - G. Moroder by kaz1988

Stuck in my Head: Hang Up The Phone

One of my all time favorites from back in the day (had a brief cameo in the movie Sixteen Candles). Became irrelevant with the invention of call waiting.

Happy 40th, Schoolhouse Rock!

Gotta get my nephew on board with these as soon as he's old enough!

Today's Soundtrack

Thank you @rycarey.

Today's Soundtrack

(I'm Gonna) Run Away, by Joan Jett, circa 1981.

Turning Back Time

I had the pleasure of seeing Loverboy, Pat Benetar & Journey at Jones Beach last Friday night. Since then, this has been in my head. And now it can be in yours. You're welcome.

Today's Blast from the Past: World Destruction

Thinking of MP.

The Great GoogaMooga Was Actually Great. For Me, At Least.

I got tickets for the Great GoogaMooga right away when I heard about it. A festival of some of the city's best food AND music? Free? Why not? Well, after a day of hearing nothing but horror stories from friends on Twitter and Facebook, and talking to some folks who actually worked the event on Saturday, I was quite wary of going on Sunday. I decided to re-strategize and completely changed my plan of attack. I got there at noon primarily to make sure I could eat without dealing with ridiculous lines. My plan worked. Before I left for a break at about 2:30, my friends and I had tasted a soft-shell crab sandwich from Vinegar Hill House, the crack-like wings from Kasadela, Crawfish Monica, a foie gras donut from Do or Dine, a pork belly taco from Colicchio and Sons, sipped some sparkling Spanish rosé and shared a bacon tasting. I took a break to head home, walk Moxie, and regroup, then returned around 5:15 for more food/drink: pops from La NewYorkina, a red velvet ice cream sandwich from Melt Bakery, a Dirty Duck Dog from Craft, and a few more glasses of wine. All in all, the longest line I waited in was the very first line, and it couldn't have taken more than about 7-10 minutes -- about what I'd expect for a festival, and probably shorter than any line I have been on at JazzFest.

The kicker was Hall & Oates, who started promptly at 6 and who were just fantastic. At one point, when they played "You Make My Dreams Come True," I stopped to look at the crowd. Everyone looked incredibly happy -- singing and dancing -- and I was too. What a perfect kickoff to the summer with Carrie, Brian, Jenn D., Katie, Kim, Jenn, Emilia, Jim and everyone else I bumped into: Katie N., Matt, Stephanie, Ethan & Morgan, plus the Maharlika crew. I hope that the organizers learn from the problems they had Saturday, and make even more improvements than they did on Sunday so that everyone can enjoy it like I did. A few more pics can be found here.

I Want My Mtv!!

Listening to this great show on WNYC about the golden age of MTV. Man, I miss those days and real music videos.  Adam Ant, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads. It all ended in 1992. Sigh.

Love is Stronger Than Justice

This song popped into my head this morning on the way to work. I thought it would be a great Valentine's Day song until I re-read the lyrics and realized that it was about a dude who killed all of his brothers . . .

Happy Valentine's Day, regardless! Spread the love.