YEAR RELEASED: 1984 NOTABLE TRACKS “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, “I Wanna Rock”, “The Price” ALBUM MVP: “I Wanna Rock” WHY I LOVED IT: I was a 13-year old when “Stay Hungry” came out and my expertise in hard rock music was—-not extensive. My father force-fed me 50s music when I was very young and … Read More
Cleveland Indians third basemen Jose Ramirez is a great baseball player coming off a breakout regular season that’ll likely see him finish third in the American League MVP voting behind Jose Altuve and Aaron Judge. Ramirez set career-highs by hitting .318 with 29 homers, 83 RBI, 107 runs scored and a .957 OPS. For all … Read More
I’m still pinching myself. After the Yankees blew a five run lead and choked away game two to fall down 2-0 to the Indians, I figured the last thing I’d be doing Thursday morning was carving a reactionary piece following the Bombers pulling off one of, if not their most improbable comebacks I personally can … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1987 NOTABLE TRACKS “I Need Love”, “I’m Bad”, “Go Cut Creator Go”, “The Do Wop”, “The Bristol Hotel” ALBUM MVP: “I’m Bad” WHY I LOVED IT: LL Cool J in general and this album specifically was very important to me in my life and my journey of loving all types of music as … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1981 NOTABLE TRACKS “We Got The Beat”, “Our Lips Are Sealed”, “How Much More” ALBUM MVP: “We Got The Beat” WHY I LOVED IT: I remember this album dropping when I was 10 years old and to my knowledge, the first album I can remember by an all-female band. I’m sure if I … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1989 NOTABLE TRACKS “Soul Provider”, “How Can We Be Lovers”, “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You”, “When I’m Back On My Feet Again” ALBUM MVP: “How Can We Be Lovers” WHY I LOVED IT: As a teenager enjoying this album was one of my more guilty pleasures. As a middle aged … Read More
THE BIG STORY: The Buffalo Sabres hosted the New Jersey Devils in a Monday matinee and it didn’t take long for it to turn into a horror flick for fans. The Devils scored twice in the first and four times in the second period to send the Sabres off the ice to thunderous—and well deserved … Read More
Don’t @ Me: Considering I’m a lifelong New York Yankees fan, Joe Girardi blowing game two literally bothered me all weekend. Still, I’ve made my peace with it and have been willing to accept whatever happens. I fully expected to see New York finished off last night but their resilience was amazing. The most enjoyable … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1989 NOTABLE TRACKS “Make It Last Forever”, “In The Rain”, “How Deep Is Your Love”, “I Want Her”, “Something Just Ain’t Right”. ALBUM MVP: “Make It Last Forever” WHY I LOVED IT: For starters, the title track “Make It Last Forever” was the theme of my senior prom in ’89; which brings back … Read More
Perhaps the Buffalo Bills turn out to be in the thick of an AFC playoff race all the way through the regular season, but Sunday showed it’s far too early to anoint them as anything more than what they are, which is an up-and-coming team under a first year head coach capable of competitively playing … Read More
