YEAR RELEASED: 1988 NOTABLE TRACKS “Can You Stand The Rain”, “If It Isn’t Love”, “You’re Not My Kind of Girl”, “Crucial”, “Boys To Men”. ALBUM MVP: “Can You Stand The Rain” WHY I LOVED IT: I first fell in love with New Edition music in 1983 with their debut album “Candy Girl” LP even more … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#90) Def Leppard – Hysteria
YEAR RELEASED: 1987 NOTABLE TRACKS “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, “Love Bites”, “Hysteria”, “Rocket” , “Animal” ALBUM MVP: “Pour Some Sugar On Me” WHY I LOVED IT: Purely for the sake of discussion let’s say you couldn’t stand this album. Sadly for you it wouldn’t have mattered, because “Hysteria” was utterly inescapable. Radio, music videos, … Read More
(Episode 6) Sabres 3, Ducks 1: The One Where Buffalo Breaks Their Cherry
It took six tries but the Buffalo Sabres finally ventured into the win column Sunday night. Playing their third road game in four nights Buffalo put together a strong all-around performance in Anaheim to beat the Ducks, 3-1 as Phil Housley earned his first NHL head coaching victory. Making his season debut, Justin Bailey scored … Read More
(Episode 5) Kings 4, Sabres 2: The One Where Rasmus Goes Soft
If your special teams sucks, there’s clearly no better cure than playing the Buffalo Sabres. The Los Angeles Kings entered Saturday night’s contest scoreless in 17 power play opportunities but naturally converted all three Saturday against the Sabres, easily the difference in their 4-2 victory. Buffalo by far played their most competitive game of the … Read More
(Episode 4) Sharks 3, Sabres 2: The One Where “It’s Not Fun”
The bright side is the Buffalo Sabres far more presented themselves as a team with a passing interest in winning a hockey game last night, more that can be said for their previous two opportunities. Moral victories, however won’t put points on the standings. The Sabres often played hard but stupid mistakes led them losing … Read More
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#91) Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry
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
“Cupcake” Jose Ramirez Should Delete His Twitter
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
Thoughts On Yankees Winning The ALDS
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
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#92) LL Cool J – Bigger & Deffer (Bad)
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
Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#93) The Go Go’s – Beauty And The Beat
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