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You say you want a revolution!

Cover art for the single “Revolution”, by The Beatles, via Wikipedia I didn’t realize there were two Revolutions. Of course I knew the song Revolution , but unlike people who owned the White Album , my exposure to the Beatles was almost entirely through the “ Red ” and “ Blue ” compilation albums, and whatever I heard on the radio. Thus, I was only familiar with a relatively small part of their total output. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that there were TWO “Revoluti

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Feel the Burn!

Bernie Sanders doll, via Wikimedia Commons People often call Bernie Sanders a (gasp!) socialist! But then, many people on the “right” call anyone who disagrees with them a socialist, communist, anti-American, traitorous, or a variety of other terms which they (apparently) don’t understand and (often) can’t even coherently define. My suggestion would be to ask anyone who uses a term like “socialist” as a knee-jerk response to define it – if they can, respond appropriately. If

Nov 265 min read

Good Vibrations!

Lionel Hampton, playing Flying Home (1957), via YouTube.com With a title like “Good Vibrations”, you’re probably thinking I’ll talk about the Beach Boys, but no. Instead, I want to go back a bit further, and talk about jazz legend Lionel Hampton . Hampton started his career as a drummer, and combined brilliant technique with wonderful showmanship. An excellent example can be found here , where he demonstrates his ability, while also juggling his drumsticks and showing his sim

Oct 224 min read