Living with Lewy Body Dementia
Counting down my 678 vinyl records before I die of brain disease
There are two words I really don’t like. One of them is ‘merge.’ The sign on the highway orders drivers to merge. It sounds like a command, a rude command at that. Merge! We can’t all do it at the same time. But we have to do it. The sign says so. Now, what if …
ALBUMS: The Classic Performances of Ten Years After (1975); A Space In Time (1971); Undead (Live) 1968. MVC Rating: Classic (4.0/$$$$;) A Space in Time (4.0/$$$$); Undead (4.5/$$$$$$) Ten Years After was a hard rock, blues band from England that had their career launched into orbit after their performance at Woodstock. Alvin Lee played guitar …
ALBUM: With Love, Bobby MVC RATING: 2.5 Yes, I have Bobby Sherman, teen idol. I bought this out of pure nostalgia. One of his biggest hits was ‘Julie, Do Ya Love Me.’ My brother and I would torment my sister, Julie, by singing along extra loud and pointing our fingers at her when it came …
ALBUMS: Hot Rocks (1971); Between the Buttons, (1967) Get Your Ya Ya’s Out (1971); Metamorphosis (1975); Dancing with Edward (1974; Sticky Fingers, (1971); Exile on Main Street (1972); Undercover (1987); Tattoo You (1978); Love You Live (1977 ); Black and Blue (1976) MVC Grade: Hot Rocks (5.0/$$$$$); Between the Buttons (4.0/$$$$); Get Your Ya Ya’s …
Continue reading “Rolling Stones, –227, 226, 225, 224, 223, 222, 221, 220”
Since graduating in journalism from Auburn University in 1982, I have left a trail of news stories and features along the way. Sometimes these articles are saved in the archives so I can go back and look at my work. Sometime there are big gaps in data to be found online. Of the thousands of …
Continue reading “Daily journal, May 22, 2020, (archives, Orlando Sentinel version).”
This has hardly been a ‘Daily’ journal. Sorry about that. The coronavirus has been a big distraction. Too light a word, distraction. It’s been a scary life-changing event for most. If you’ve been following this blog, you’d think that all I’ve been doing since April Fool’s Day is listening to piano music. Holy Titanic, that’s …
Continue reading “Daily Journal, 4/16, 2020, a Friday long-time-no-see edition”
307, 306, 305, 304 ALBUMS: That’s the Way of the World, Earth Wind and Fire (1975); Ain’t No Doubt About it: Graham Central Station (1975). Light of the World, Kool and the Gang (1974); Born to Get Down (1976), Muscle Shoals Horns. MVC Rating: EWF: 4/$$$; GCS: 4/$$; KG: 4/$$$; MSH: 4.5/$$$ I started out …
This is a serial story. Scene: The Ocala People’s Forest in which lies Alexander Springs. Prosby tries to get to the portal in his efforts to go Underground to rescue Burneese. But dangers, such as lightning fast gators and the killer Abe Lincoln robot await. Prosby was on high alert now. He’s was lucky to …
This is an opinion/humor column in that the author is of the opinion there’s humor in this column. The views are solely those of Mike Oliver and do not reflect those of AL.com — and especially not the views of Catherine. I gave up driving some time ago. As a 59-year-old man living with Lewy …
Continue reading “I decided to quit driving. How’s that going for me? (Blog version)”
This is an opinion piece from Mike Oliver who writes about life and health issues for AL.com. Obamacare is not health care reform. It’s a Band-Aid at best. You could call it an attempt at insurance reform. And it has helped some people who had no insurance obtain insurance. But who are we kidding? We have …
Continue reading “Why not single-payer health care for USA? (blog version)”