Tag Archives: The Rolling Stones

“I couldn’t do no yodelin’, so I turned to howlin’ and it’s done me just fine.”– Howlin’ Wolf

Posted on June 10, 2025 by sheila

Chester Burnett, who would eventually become the legendary Howlin’ Wolf, was born on this day in 1901. He is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “early influences” category. He is in the Memphis Music Hall of … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday KEEF

Posted on December 18, 2024 by sheila

It’s Keith Richards’ birthday. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: If you are feeling introverted, if you are feeling lonely for conversation and human contact, read Keith Richards’ spectacular autobiography in public. People will come up to … Continue reading →

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“Here I was, stuck in the middle of a dying nation with all these funny looking children who didn’t even realize the world was coming to an end, and now on top of everything else they expected me to turn my room into a hippie crash pad!” — Lester Bangs

Posted on December 14, 2024 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. A lot of ink has been spilled on Lester Bangs, including on this site. My feelings for him are as chaotic as his writing style. There are times I read him and I think, almost wildly, … Continue reading →

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After a long break: Let’s iTunes Shuffle

Posted on September 5, 2022 by sheila

I work from home. It’s a busy job, lots of meetings and Zoom calls, and then there’s my writing work, as well as family stuff and having a personal life, and in the last 3 months I have been – … Continue reading →

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December 2021 Viewing Diary

Posted on January 10, 2022 by sheila

Nightmare Alley (2021; d. Guillermo del Toro) I will re-post here the thoughts I jotted down on Facebook after I saw it for the first time. I absolutely loved this film. Nightmare Alley is gorgeously shot, with an ominous moody … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Charlie Watts

Posted on August 24, 2021 by sheila

Such an interesting man, so separate from the CRAY-CRAY that were the Stones as an entity, but so essential to the Stones being the Stones. They all acknowledge it. The most interesting part of this is that he was a … Continue reading →

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My New Life Music Shuffle

Posted on June 29, 2021 by sheila

This has been going on for two months. It’s been a very busy and yet very strange time. Lots more driving than I normally did in my “old” life. Music has helped me stay grounded.

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Stressful Autumn Shuffle

Posted on November 16, 2020 by sheila

The past two months have been so stressful I’m not sure I even processed the stress. I’ve been up in Rhode Island, mostly, and then Allison and I went and stayed in a cottage in the woods of Connecticut for … Continue reading →

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Dog Days of Covid Summer Shuffle

Posted on September 1, 2020 by sheila

Strange times all around. I’m quarantining in Rhode Island with Hope. I’ve been here for a couple of weeks now. Everything in limbo. Here’s the music that’s accompanied me over these weeks. Shuffled up. Appropriate to the chaos of the … Continue reading →

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Music Monday: Teensy Jagger, by Brendan O’Malley

Posted on August 17, 2020 by sheila

My talented brother Brendan O’Malley is an amazing writer and actor. He’s wonderful in the recent You & Me, directed by Alexander Baack. (I interviewed Baack about the film here.) His most recent gig was story editor/writer on the hit … Continue reading →

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