The Broken Homes — 624
ALBUM: Broken Homes (1986) MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$ Here’s one. Here’s one …
Gordon Hayward, broken bones and Lewy body dementia
It was difficult for everyone watching the NBA game last night between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics to see the devastating leg injury suffered by new Celtic, Gordon Hayward. I winced and touched the screw that protrudes under my skin on my shin bone (tibia). A multimillion dollar elite professional athlete, Hayward will …
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Songs are sign posts of our past
Everyone has certain songs that take you back to another place and time, songs that trigger physiological changes in your body. These songs may conjure up ghosts, pleasures, anguish, and broken-hearted pain. They may be sad songs; they may be bad songs. They cast a spell on you. (Insert ‘Screamin’ Jay Hawkins here.) They may …
Saddest story ever
That this war could be the backdrop to my own death disturbs me greatly. The horror is visual and visceral as brought in bytes and bits bounced off satellites. It really has me rattled. I was diagnosed five years ago with Lewy body dementia, a degenerative brain disease characterized by memory loss and tremors. I’m …
Respite. Now I’m back.
After fulfilling my goal of writing reviews of all 678 of my records, I’m ready to start posting again. How frequently? I don’t know. About what? Not sure. But I opened today my blog for pretty much the first time in a couple weeks and found something. A sign I think, that is nudging me …
UFO — 60, 59
ALBUMS: No Heavy Petting (1978); Phenomenon (1974) MVC Ratings: Heavy4.0/$$$$; Phenomenon 4.0/$$$$$ These albums bring me back to Indiana, where I went to Klondike Junior High School. Our nickname was the Nuggets and there was a little prospector dude with a pick-ax as our mascot. You can’t make this stuff up people. Why we in …
Tonio K. aka Steve Krikorian — 80, 79, 78, 77, 76
ALBUMS: Life in the Foodchain (1978); Amerika (1980) La Bomba (1982); Romeo Unchained (1986); Notes From the Lost Civilization (1987) MVC Ratings: Life 5.0/$$$$$; Amerika 4.5/$$$$$; La Bomba, 4.0/$$$$; Romeo 4.5/$$$$$; Notes 4.0/$$$$ Well, it’s finally time. Time for one of my favorite artists. Tonio K. (Real name Steve Krikorian; He takes his moniker from …
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Richard and Linda Thompson — 92
ALBUMS: R&L ‘Shoot Out the Lights (1982); Richard Thompson ‘Hand of Kindness’ (Solo album 1983) MVC Rating: R&L 5.0 $$$$$; Richard 4.0/$$$$$ Oh man, this is a good one, I had going in this was a 4.5. In other words a high quality, almost perfect album. But then I dropped the needle after about 25 …
Cat Stevens/Yusuf — 115, 114
ALBUMS: Catch Bull at Four (1972); Teaser and the Firecat (1971) MVC RATING: Bull: 4.0/$$$; Teaser 4.0/$$$$ It wasn’t until Cat Stevens accumulated a bunch of songs that I grew to appreciate him. WIth one exception — ‘Wild World.’ That song hooked me from the beginning. ‘Father and Son’ not far behind. Both songs are …
Top 24 essays on Myvinylcountdown. com by a man with Lewy body dementia
More than 5 years ago I made a pledge to write mini-reviews of the 678 vinyl records I accumulated over decades. I just posted my Top 24 records here. Now I’m going to post the top essays/blog posts that are not part of my 678 countdown (which is at 129 now). These posts range in …
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