Living with Lewy Body Dementia
Counting down my 678 vinyl records before I die of brain disease
ALBUM: Johnny the Fox (1976) MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$$ Moving more into the ‘T’s, I am here with an Irish rock band headed by the talented and charismatic Phil Lynott. Sadly, he died of complications of drug dependency, including pneumonia, in 1986. When I went to Dublin, Ireland as part of my bucket list, one of …
ALBUM: There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (1973} MVC Ratjngs 4.5/$$$$ It’s the wonderful Paul Simon being Paul Simon. Great album featuring several classic songs. It’s Paul Simon, who on this record in 1973 got the word ‘crap’ on Top 40 radio. ‘When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a …
More than 5 years ago I made a pledge to write mini-reviews of the 678 vinyl records I accumulated over decades. I just posted my Top 24 records here. Now I’m going to post the top essays/blog posts that are not part of my 678 countdown (which is at 129 now). These posts range in …
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ALBUMS: Best of Scorpions (1979); Virgin Killer (1977). MVC Rating: Best of 3.0/$$; Killers 3.5/$$$$ This German band was actually quite good in their genre for that time period. They hit in the late 70s as heavy metal was just turning into a popular and lucrative format. The Scorpions definitely had heavy metal songs. Over …
People often ask me how I am doing. But maybe that’s the wrong question — for all of us. Let’s try: What am I doing? Or, what are you doing? Well, I’m staying alive, staying alive as the Bee Gees put it. My primal survival instincts are kicking in. My degenerative brain disease isn’t the …
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SPRINGSTEEN ALBUMS: (Springsteen): Born to Run (1975); Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978); The River (1980); Nebraska (1982); Born in the USA (1984);Tunnel of Love (1987); Live 1975-1985 (box set). SPRINGSTEEN MVC RATING : Born to Run 5.0/$$$$$; Darkness 4.5/$$$$; The River 4.5/$$$$$; Nebraska 4.0/$$$$$; Born in USA 5.0/$$$$$/Tunnel 4.0/$$$$; Live Box 4.5/$$$$$ STEWART …
Sometimes when the words are gone, all you have is music. Sometimes all you need is music. Me being me and into music waaay more than average non musician, I used to communicate through mixtapes. This mixtape I gave to my wife, Catherine, many years ago. It has helped me during this Lewy time. Many …
Now that I’ve done over 500 blog posts on a blog aimed at alerting people to the horrors of Lewy body dementia, I’d like to give the other side. Seriously? I’m not trying to make light of it, but I am trying to do what momma always told me: ‘Look for the good in bad …
ALBUMS: Hot Rocks (1971); Between the Buttons, (1967) Get Your Ya Ya’s Out (1971); Metamorphosis (1975); Dancing with Edward (1974; Sticky Fingers, (1971); Exile on Main Street (1972); Undercover (1987); Tattoo You (1978); Love You Live (1977 ); Black and Blue (1976) MVC Grade: Hot Rocks (5.0/$$$$$); Between the Buttons (4.0/$$$$); Get Your Ya Ya’s …
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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 …
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