IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR A BOB DYLAN CHRISTMAS

MUST BE SANTA!

ADAM LAMBERT - TIME FOR MIRACLES 2012

This video was making me feel a little queasy. I don't know if I can take it on the big screen!

PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO MEET AT A PARTY (AND WHY) #1

A number of years ago I was pretty tight with a friend named Richard. Richard introduced me to a lot of things. For example, the day before a major high school examination I thought I would shoot some baskets at Richard's house. I was really sweating this one out because I hated school, but I hated summer school even more. I had gone to summer school after my first year in high school, and vowed to never go through that experience again. There was a few other guys at Richard's that afternoon and they seemed to be having a really good time, and shared some brownies with me. Soon, I was having a very good time as well. Richard also introduced me to various recording artists, such as King Crimson, Renaissance, Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, Genesis and others. We used to go with a bunch to McVans in the blackrock section of Buffalo and there was an excellent Genesis cover band playing there by the name, I believe, of Tarsus. Anyhow, one day Richard dropped off a record for me to isten to by a weird looking bunch calling themselves the B52s. I wasn't overly impressed at first, probably because I was such a Dylan freak at the time. But their music has had a lasting appeal. I love the weird noises the girls make during Rock Lobster, and also when she screams "Why won't you dance with me?" on another song. I was, however, a prude when the radio played "Love Shack" and my kids were in the car. One time "Love Shack" was playing in our local Salvation Army thrift store. I do love the unbridled enthusiasm and energy in their music, and would love to meet them and ask them for directions to Planet Clare. If they can't help me, I'll have to buy one of those GPS things.