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Gaslighting Another Black Community For Fun & Profit

Scratch beneath any story in Coconut Grove and you’ll discover the issue of race lurking. We’ll get to that eventually, but this true fable — with a twist on the race issue — starts with the approval of a Wawa gas station in the City of Coral Gables. So what? Cities approve gas stations all the time. However, this approval didn’t have any public consultation with the community, nor public hearings, both of which would normally have taken place. And, that’s ...

Happy Birthday Lesley Gore ► Monday Musical Appreciation

On this day in 1946 Lesley Sue Goldstein was born. We knew her better as Lesley Gore. Discovered by Quincy Jones when she was only 16, Lesley Gore was still in ...

The First Lady of Song ► Monday Musical Appreciation

Light up 99 candles because today we celebrate the birthday of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. Let’s let her official website speak for her: Dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” ...

Richard Berry ► Monday Musical Appreciation

Further Reading: A Song So Great They Named It Twice When the final history of Garage Rock is written, today’s date will be remembered as an important milestone. On this day in ...

The Annotated Bill O’Reilly Talking Point Memo #3

Welcome to the 3rd Annotated Bill O’Reilly Talking Points Memo. Loofah Lad squeezes out a load like this one every single day and calls it a Talking Point Memo. It’s always ...

The Beatles Conquer The U.S. Charts ► Monday Musical Appreciation

Further reading at Not Now Silly: The Beatles’ Last Concert On this day in 1964 The Beatles had the top 5 tunes on the ‘Merkin Billboard charts, an amazing feat for a ...

(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay ► Monday Music Appreciation

On this day in 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” rose to the top of the charts, making Otis Redding the first recording artist to have a posthumous ...

Bill O’Reilly and Flavor Flav ► Throwback Thursday

Happy birthday to Flavor Flav, born and named William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., 57 years ago today. There’s a strange nexus between Flavor Flav and the Fox “News” Channel which requires further ...

Quincy Jones; A National Treasure ► Monday Musical Appreciation

On this day in 1980, which just so happened to be his 47th birthday, Quincy Delight Jones is honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Quincy Jones has ...

The Very First Jazz Record ► Monday Musical Appreciation

On this date 99 years ago the first Jass tune was made commercially available to the general public on Victor Records, 18255-A. While bands had been playing the new Jass ...

The Annotated Bill O’Reilly Talking Point Memo #2

Welcome to the 2nd Annotated Bill O’Reilly Talking Point Memo. The Falafel King drops one of these piles every weekday and, if I were so inclined, I could answer him every ...

Was Elvis’ Manager A Murderer? ► Monday Musical Appreciation

It’s always been a curious thing. During the entirety of Elvis’ career, he only played overseas once and only performed in Canada only 3 times. Despite the proximity Colonel Tom ...

Peter Townshend, Meher Baba, and Me ► Throwback Thursday

Kathy Hahn took this pic around the time I met Pete Townshend When I first started my writing career, some 40+ years ago, it was to write about the music industry. ...

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