History
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Song appreciation: The Last DJ (Tom Petty, 2002)
Today would have been Tom Petty’s 75th birthday. I’m a longtime fan of Petty’s music and he was definitely one of the most talented and interesting of the famous rock musicians, and I want to pay some respect to one of my musical heroes. The Last DJ is one of my favorite songs of his, Continue reading
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Movie thoughts: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Last week was the 5 year anniversary of the violence in Minneapolis and the assault on Minneapolis Precinct 3, so for people who like re-watching old action movies, John Carpenter’s classic 1976 movie is a good movie to re-watch. The events of Minneapolis in 2020 should be discussed by store owners and their staff, law Continue reading
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Transcript of good Lawrence Reed interview
I really enjoyed this conversation between Mikhail Svetov and Lawrence W. Reed. It was posted on YouTube in January 2019 and has timeless ideas about people and freedom. I made the following transcript of the conversation, which starts at 1 minute into the video after the intro. I can recommend Reed’s book “Real heroes: inspiring Continue reading
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Movie Recommendation: 18 Again! (1988)
One of my nephews recently turned 18 years old, so he gave me a good excuse to rewatch the fun 1988 movie 18 Again!, starring George Burns as 81 year old Jack Watson and Charlie Schlatter as his grandson David Watson, but Jack inhabits David’s 18 year old body after an accident switches their souls. Continue reading
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Song recommendation: Red Barchetta (Rush 1981)
One of my favorite bands is Rush, and I realize they are from Canada but the Rush guys loved late 20th century America and their song Red Barchetta is a great song to highlight on this American holiday week. Red Barchetta is the perfect song for summertime driving and I believe it captures the freedom Continue reading
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Some thoughts on Kurt Cobain, music collecting, and economics
This week is the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s tragic passing back in 1994. I like many of Nirvana’s songs, and I like watching old footage of Kurt in interviews. There are also a couple of unauthorized documentaries from Chrome Dreams Media featuring interviews with people that knew him in the few years before the Continue reading
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Movie recommendation: Rocky (1976)
I recently rewatched the original Rocky movie after having last seen it over 15 years ago, and was reminded of what a masterpiece it is. The dialog is great and all of the actors gave excellent performances, they must have known they were working on something very special. In my opinion the characters are completely Continue reading
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movie of the week: Hoosiers (1986)
I grew up in a small town like John Mellencamp did, and the Hoosiers movie from 1986 is one of the best movies about small town basketball in the mid 20th century. Hoosiers takes place in the 1950s, and 10 years later all throughout the 1960s, my dad and his 3 brothers played basketball in Continue reading
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movie of the week: Brian Banks (2018)
Tomorrow is Brian Banks birthday, and I can highly recommend the movie that was made about the first 27 years of his life. It is a must see for anyone interested in the workings of the American court system and bad lawyers, and how someone’s freedom can be taken away by someone not telling the Continue reading
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movie of the week: The Devil’s Own (1997)
Harrison Ford is in the news this week with his latest Indiana Jones movie this coming weekend in theaters. In advance of that I watched the 1997 movie The Devil’s Own starring Harrison and Brad Pitt. Over 20 years after the release of this movie, Harrison said he was still proud of it, and in Continue reading
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Blogger living in Michigan. Interests include older movies, music, history, economics, philosophy, science/technology
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