RSS (Whatever THAT means)
Current Brow-O-Meter
Monthly Archives: July 2015
30 Facts for Live Aid’s 30th Anniversary
Even though I was only seven years old, I could sense that Live Aid was important. Thirty years ago today, the biggest musical acts in the world performed as part of a single, massive event, unprecedented in scope. Everyone from … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Music, Television
Tagged ABC, Band Aid, BBC, Bob Geldof, Bono, Commentary, Dire Straits, Do They Know It's Christmas, Ethiopia, Freddie Mercury, Harvey Goldsmith, Live Aid, Michael Jackson, MTV, Music, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Queen, Television, The Who, U2, USA For Africa, We Are the World
2 Comments
Memory Hole or Bottomless Pit?
Down, down the memory hole we go. Where we stop, nobody knows. I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Despite growing up in the capital of the Confederacy, and later attending Washington & Lee (as in “Robert E.”) University, I … Continue reading
Untimely Police Procedure Review: Running Scared
One of the more powerful and sadly ubiquitous stories of the past year has been the strained relationship between local law enforcement and the public, particularly in certain poor, heavily minority communities. Whether due to misguided militarization of police forces, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews
Tagged Billy Crystal, Commentary, Gregory Hines, Humor, Law Enforcement, Michael McDonald, Movies, Reviews, Running Scared, Sweet Freedom, Yacht Rock
3 Comments
The Axis of Ego 
The Mob Goes Trophy Hunting
I don’t hunt and — at the risk of losing my “Real American” bona fides — I also don’t own a firearm. In fact, I have never pulled the trigger on anything more powerful than a pellet gun. I can’t drive … Continue reading →