Apropos of Nothing

...random thoughts on music, film, television, sports, or whatever else pops into my head at any given moment.

Friday, February 27, 2026

Sorcerer (At Last)

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Roy Scheider bemoans a fallen tree I've wanted to see  Sorcerer  for nearly 50 years.  Last week, thanks to my son Daniel, it finally ha...
Monday, February 09, 2026

Chuck Negron, R.I.P.

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If you grew up in the late sixties/early seventies, you heard a lot of Three Dog Night - especially if you listened to music in the car or o...
Monday, February 02, 2026

The Amazing Mr. Alcaraz

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Because of the enormous time difference between Melbourne and the United States (19 hours, if you live somewhere in the Pacific Time Zone), ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Books of 2026, #2 - "The Uncool," Cameron Crowe

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Cameron Crowe's first years at Rolling Stone corresponded roughly with the time I first began buying the magazine (or asking mom or dad...
Monday, January 19, 2026

A Musical Tour: 2025 Albums

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Since I began participating in a year-end music poll a few years back, I've taken my own year-end rankings more seriously than one shoul...
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Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Books of 2026, #1 - "The Proving Ground" (Michael Connelly)

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The Proving Ground is the 40th book by Michael Connelly that I've read.  The first, The Black Ice , was released in 1993.  To put that ...
Monday, January 05, 2026

New Year

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In California, the first Monday in January marks the first day of the legislative session, after a break in the fall that begins on Septembe...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Taking Stock of 2025 Albums

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When the year nears an end and I'm putting my list of Top Ten albums together, the question I'll need to ask myself is whether a box...
Monday, January 20, 2025

Bosch Makes Way for Ballard - "The Waiting"

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  Michael Connelly has been writing books featuring Harry Bosch for more than three decades now, so it's not surprising that the old det...
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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Remembering Scott Kempner and the Del-Lords

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The news that Scott Kempner - guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist of the Del-Lords - had died last November, after having been diagn...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Just Another Hall of Fame Band from East L.A.

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In 1993, Slash Records released a Los Lobos anthology album with the title, "Just Another Band from East L.A."  While accurate as ...
Saturday, January 13, 2024

Resurrection Walk, Michael Connelly

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  The "resurrection walk" referred to in the title of Michael Connelly's 38th (!) novel is a reference to the moment at which ...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

"The Ties That Bind" ("The River" Reimagined)

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The second in a series begun by my online friend Larry, where double albums are winnowed down to one strong, two-sided album. October 1980 -...
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Thursday, July 20, 2023

The Double Album Challenge #1: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John

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Prelude - 1992 Remember the early days of the Internet?  I can't pinpoint the exact day when the Internet became a reality for me, but i...
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Friday, December 16, 2022

Top Albums and Songs of 2022

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A couple of years ago, I was accepted into a Facebook Group called “Village Voice Pazz & Jop Rip-Off Poll,” which for someone like me – ...
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