Michael Jackson had the ability to entertain you so thoroughly that you had to shed your cool and just be in the moment, release yourself to the groove.. He was music. More specifically, he embodied the beat of music; there for you to hear, yes, but also there for you to see.

After a long, long hiatus I am back to blog..and in order to be in full gear for the upcoming Idol season I will be posting regularly..Yes, I will endure my third season of Idol and I’ll blog about the performances before the results show..just like last year. Last year was a big disappointment, I [...]

With yet another Idol front runner loosing a record deal so soon after appearing on the show, you have to wonder what the viability is of Idol as a venue for finding new talent..or is it just good TV? I guess Simon is serious when he says, “is all about finding a superstar”. But is [...]

This is undoubtedly one of the creepiest things I have ever seen..but that is just one womans opinion, you be the judge.

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Alive (Taking care of business) mode: Elvis animates autonomously, tracks movement and makes the occasional famous Elvis remark.
Song mode: Select a song and let Elvis entertain [...]

I know there are more pressing issues like:

The War in Iraq
The War in Afghanistan ( remember we are still fighting there too)
Five dollar a gallon gas prices
The collapse of global investment firms, like BearStearn
Salmonella infested tomatoes, spinach, lettuce and whatever else they haven’t told us about yet.
Lead poisoned toys from China and rat-poison laced dog [...]

On vacation..no blogging til next week. I might Twitter from the road. I hope to catch some local music in the North Carolina area while visiting family..
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On the passing today of the great Rock-n-Roll pioneer Mr. Bo Diddley. I just wanted to post a brief tribute to his music and his influence on music across many genres.

He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early ’60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, “You Can’t Judge a Book by [...]

I was thinking about the music of Sam Cooke today. Now the first song I remember hearing by Sam Cooke was “Having a Party” I somehow got hold of the 45 when I was a kid, maybe I was about seven or eight and I wore that record out on my little phonograph player.. But [...]

I don’t know if I will ever watch Idol again. My first impression of the show is so far removed from what it seems to have become.
My Idol Viewing History and General Musings about the Show:
My first taste of Idol was the first season finale. I had heard of the show but was just sort [...]