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Tag Archives: Nirvana
“I came to the promised land of a grocery store parking lot and I found my special purpose.” — Kurt Cobain
“The kid has heart.” — Bob Dylan, after hearing Nirvana’s song “Polly” for the first time Today is Kurt Cobain’s birthday. I’m not over it. There are defining moments in a generation, moments everyone remembers. For my generation it was … Continue reading
Music shuffle: The Return
To quote the final line of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: I been away a long time. My last “shuffle” post was in 2022 and I worried about what I would do when “my laptop goes”. Well, it happened … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Leadbelly
From Tennessee Williams’ play Orpheus Descending: LADY: What’s all that writing on it? VAL: Autographs of musicians I run into here and there. LADY: Can I see it? VAL: Turn on that light above you. [She switches on green-shaded bulb … Continue reading
“In a world full of Barbies, every girl needs a Joan Jett” — Dave Grohl
At this point, my “relationship” with Dave Grohl (born on this day), is decades-long. I was there when Nirvana hit. I was swept away by Nirvana – and all their ilk – and cried when Kurt Cobain died. My sadness … Continue reading
R.I.P. Steve Albini
It’s strange to be at the age where someone dies at 61 and … it doesn’t sound that old. 61 would have sounded really old to me in the 90s, when Steve Albini and the music he produced was such … Continue reading
Dynamic Duo #24
“People try to put us d-down Talkin bout my generation…”