Author Archives: holybeeofephesus
Read These: Rock & Roll Primers On A Pair Of (Former) Parents’ Worst Nightmares
The 1950s and 1980s had some similarities. During both decades the country was in the hands of a slightly doddering, grandfatherly president, we were economically stable (if you ignore the … Continue reading
This Used To Be My Playground, Part 10: Cashing In My High School Chips
#85. “Everybody Hurts” – R.E.M. Our six-minute dinner theater performance of Pyramus and Thisbe (see previous entry) did not require intense rehearsal, and once that show was performed, there was no … Continue reading
The Best of DC’s New 52: #5, Frankenstein, Agent Of S.H.A.D.E
5. Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. – Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli I’m not a comics fan. Never have been. Most likely never will be, but that doesn’t stop my peer … Continue reading
Julie Taymor’s Phony-Baloney Beatles Movie: A Retrospective Rant
My personalized Amazon Gold Box Quick Pick of the Day yesterday was the DVD of Across The Universe for $7.99. Man, Amazon doesn’t know me at all. There is the … Continue reading
From The Google Group Vaults: Top 5 Sidekicks (March 2008)
Since our goal for 2012 is to kick-start Idle Time and keep this website jumping, it might be a good time to take a fond look back at our original … Continue reading
Books Of The Year — 2011
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks & Rob Tannenbaum I don’t know if he invented it, but writer Studs Terkel certainly … Continue reading
This Used To Be My Playground, Part 9: What’s Up? Cereal Killers, Vampires, And 12 Inches Of Snow, That’s What
#77. “Connected” – Stereo MCs Connected I was most certainly not. I lost my first real job in January of ’93 before I even worked a minute. I was all … Continue reading
This Used To Be My Playground, Part 8: Automatic Hatred For Stone Temple Pilots
My research tells me that the biggest smash hit of the summer of ’92 was “Rhythm Is A Dancer” by Snap! Upon listening to the song now, I have to … Continue reading
This Used To Be My Playground, Part 7: Cure-ination & Urination On Prom Night, and A Sad Interlude
First, A Sad Interlude… #63. “Jeremy” — Pearl Jam Jumping ahead slightly from where I left off, in the late summer of 1992, MTV began airing a video that kind … Continue reading
