BillHeise | December 31, 2009
Yesterday was my twentieth anniversary, so here it is (although I want to make it clear that I am not a lesbian): You may remember the brunette decked out in leather and studs from this oldie-but-goodie: Happy New Year!
BillHeise | December 20, 2009
The Adam Lambert Problem I found this on the Web today. In the article, subtitled “Wrong track” poll numbers aren’t just about the economy,” conservative commentator Peggy Noonan focuses on the sinking of Obama in a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. It is another in a long trail of polls that show a clear if [...]
BillHeise | December 18, 2009
More Neil Innes from Rutland Weekend Television. “Judy Garland. The toast of kings, the delight of queens. And after her, her daughter Liza. Liza with a zed. Romping through the gay, uncluttered world of Nazi Germany.”
BillHeise | December 18, 2009
An excerpt from “Pommy,” a new rock opera. From Neil Innes and Eric Idle’s Rutland Weekend Television. This has some really weird avant-garde cinema effects a la the later Beatles Help as well as Jack Nicolson’s Monkees masterpiece Head.
BillHeise | December 18, 2009
He’s suffered for his music, and now it’s our turn.
BillHeise | December 16, 2009
It’s my father’s birthday today, so I thought I’d put various versions of his favorite song, Sweet Lorraine, on my blog. My father has a tape of every version of this song he has ever heard. I thought I’d keep my contribution down to four. There are more, of course, which you can look up [...]
BillHeise | December 8, 2009
Three great bass players Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten (with a hat tip in there to Jaco at about 5:10):
