Category Archives: Pop Culture

Disney Animation Canon

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Roger

In January, 2010 I went to a convention at one of the Disney World Resorts. Disney makes you pay through the nose to get into the parks, but the transportation is all free. So whenever I had free time, I … Continue reading →

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100 Most Important American Musical Works of the 20th Century (by National Public Radio)

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Roger

ADAGIO FOR STRINGS, SAMUEL BARBER (prem. 1938) —  8/19/2015 (Slow. It built in intensity and volume in the middle, but never, in my uncultured, unmusical opinion, got interesting.) AIN’T THAT A SHAME, words/music FATS DOMINO (1955); as performed by FATS … Continue reading →

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What’s Black and White and Good All Over?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Roger

Do you fall asleep or leave the room the moment a old black-and-white movie comes on? Do you refuse to watch any film made before you were born? You’re missing out. No matter what you think about old black-and-white movies, … Continue reading →

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The Key to Happiness

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Roger
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Woodstock Willie Doesn’t See His Shadow

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Roger

An article in the local newspaper, by Jen Wiant. Woodstock Willie is held up to a crowd gathered in the Woodstock Square Friday morning at the annual Woodstock Groundhog Day event. He did not see his shadow, indicating an early … Continue reading →

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