A LANGUAGE ALL OUR OWN

Y’know, the Sixties weren’t just about fantastic music, peace movements, wild clothes and a war we’ll never forget. For many teens and above, there were certain drop-words that made you hip (now that we’re old[er], “hip” doesn’t mean “cool”, but a certain nagging point of arthritis). Some examples:
1. “Fab” was formerly the name [...]

British InvasioNotes

Hearing some good reports on Mike Smith; the lead singer of the Dave Clark Five suffered a tremendous fall a coupla years back that left him tetraplegic (limited use of arms and upper torso; totally paralyzed otherwise). With a lot of support from fans, Peter Noone, great therapists, Paul Schafer and the great “oldies” [...]

ROCK, ROLL and THE EAGLE

Forgive me Vassar, for I have signed … it’s been two weeks and two days since my last professional …HUH?? Oh … I was listening to a cut from country singer “Phil Vassar” and realized I hadn’t signed in here for awhile. And, since we do profess ROCK! around these parts …ah, well. [...]