Basil’s Blog

A while back, I mentioned that I, once again, had a complete collection of the Beatles’ music.
I used to have all the Beatles’ albums, back when music came on 12” vinyl. But, a divorce can wreak havoc on a music collection.
But, it was exciting when I got a complete collection again. And then added it [...]

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I used to have all the Beatles records.
Well, their albums, anyway.
Their American albums, that is. The ones released by Capitol records, at least.
My Big Sister (who’s 5′4”) had a full collection of Beatles records. She had many singles, too. I didn’t. Just albums.
If you aren’t a Beatlemaniac, you might not appreciate this. But, since I [...]

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Got a new car back in December. I like the new Chevrolet. It’s what I wanted in a car. So, we got it.
It’s the first car I’ve had with a CD player built-in. So, that tells you about the level of importance … or lack of importance … I put on the music system in [...]

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The Wife loves Christmas music.
She’s gathered her Christmas CDs together, and is waiting on me to get off her computer (my MacBook’s not back from the shop) so she can put together a Christmas music playlist for her iPod.
Me? Not so much.
That is, I doubt I’ll be adding a bunch of Christmas songs to my [...]

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Porter Wagoner died this weekend.
I missed that. Didn’t find out until this afternoon. Been busy. Way busy. And still busy. 
But, I just feel I need to talk for a minute about Porter Wagoner.
If you don’t know who Porter Wagoner was, you missed a showman. You don’t have to like country music … heck, I don’t [...]

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To which of my three sisters am I directing the question?
Each of them.
Notice I didn’t say “all of them.” Because that would imply it’s okay to collaborate. It’s not.
Each of you must answer the question independently. And you might get help from the others by reading their comments. But no collaboration, sis. Or sisses.
So, to [...]

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While vacationing, we can’t … and certainly won’t … spend all our time on the beach. Sometimes we just lazy around the house watching TV.
At home, I usually … but don’t always … have the remote.
Here, at the beach house we’re staying at, the Wife seems to have the remote.
Which is why the TV ended [...]

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I’m almost at a loss for words.
I saw something I never thought I’d see.
Oh, not that I doubted it. It’s just that it never occurred to me that I’d see it.
And now that I’ve seen it, my whole perspective on life has changed.
Oh, sure, the jokes you hear … things are hinted at. But when [...]

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In the last year or so, I’ve changed my favorite radio station in this area. For the longest time, there was no station that I liked to listen to throughout the day. Then, a few years ago, a classic rock station debuted: 92.7 The River. W… something or other, I don’t know.
Then, a year or [...]

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Friday night, the Wife and I went to see the Beach Boys.
I’ve enjoyed listening to the Beach Boys for years. Ever since they were the Beach Boys, in fact.
You see, only one of the original Beach Boys is still with the band. Al Jardine and Brian Wilson have retired from touring. Carl and Dennis Wilson [...]

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