Well, not much relaxing for me- I’ve been on a deadline this weekend for a paid article and everything is conspiring against me, including all the equipment I use to generate data so I actually have something to write about. And I had to interrupt it all to get a VID check. The bright spot has been a slew of decent food and drink.

And birthdays, too, including a guy who always reminds me of garbanzos; an insanely overrated writer, whose output had the profundity of Harry Potter; one of the funniest ladies in cinema; Pia Zadora long before there was a Pia Zadora; a guy who was in the best baseball movie ever; a crypto-Jew at the keyboard; the architect of “Football of the Future”; the Fifth Beatle and most creative studio mind of the 20th century; a guy whose word was law; a guy who is just as entertaining off the screen as on it; and a girl who stands to collect $10,000 from me.

Now the news, which seems like the olds.

 

What are the newschimps going to do for entertainment after January 24th?

 

DOUBLE DOWN ON THE PANIC!!!!

 

2021 is already looking up.

 

Fifteen minutes.

 

Science! This has to make people feel good about the wise folks in government.

 

Kayfabe.

 

Racist and apartheid.

 

The Ramans do everything in threes.

 

Old Guy Music today features a guitarist whom more people should know. He practically sets the guitar on fire during this cover just from the speed and intensity. Just delightful and fun.