Apropos of Nothing

Tomorrow afternoon I'll be heading to San Jose for my 11th Bruce Springsteen show, and I'm really looking forward to this one since ...

The sign says, "Please move me over there."

He's back. And that strange sound you heard last night around 5 pm PDT? That was Tim Finchem's sigh of relief.

It's that lovely time of year in the Sacramento region where the north wind blows, drying up everything in sight, including one's sk...

Buddy Holly and the Crickets performing on the Arthur Murray Dance Party. Kathryn Murray's introduction is hysterical, as are the manne...

This has always been one of my favorite Talking Heads songs. My favorite verses: I see the states, across this big nation I see the laws mad...

"One of the best performances of the night." What? That's 8 words? Oh well...close. And thanks so much, Simon, for validatin...

It's on a night like this on "American Idol" when you realize how full of sh*t the judges really are. "You need to domina...

On the occasion of his 60th, let's all wish a happy birthday to Nick Lowe:

When the part of town you live in requires that you cross railroad tracks to get to the freeway, and there are two main arteries which lead ...

For pitchers, the rule was that I had to actually see them pitch, as opposed to seeing their team play. Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Wade Boggs...

I'm about to enter what could prove to be a very difficult meeting, but it's St. Patrick's Day and I'm wearing a green tie t...

Ann Althouse is feeling feisty today (just like every other day). A great post .

I made a New Year's Resolution that I was going to comment on every movie I saw this year, and here it is not even spring and I've f...

Great March Madness Moments #3: Bill Walton, in one of the greatest single game performances in tournament history, scores 44 against Memphi...