YEAR RELEASED: 1987 NOTABLE TRACKS:”I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Could’ve Been”, “I Saw Him Standing There”, “Feelings Of Forever” ALBUM MVP: “Could’ve Been” WHY I LOVED IT: This was, is and always will be one of my great 80s musical guilty pleasures. No teenage dude in the 80’s would fess up to be a fan … Read More
Robert Guillaume was a great actor and funny as hell. Back in the day when it was rare for a black comedic actor to be a star on television, he stood out for his performance in the late 70’s as Benson DuBois on Soap, and then got his own spinoff Benson. The latter was one … Read More
The Buffalo Sabres are pretty good when leading after two periods. They should probably try doing that more often. Benoit Pouliot scored the game’s lone goal in the second period and Robin Lehner made it stand up—stopping all 32 shots for his sixth career shutout in Buffalo’s 1-0 home victory over the Detroit Red Wings … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1982 NOTABLE TRACKS “Heat of the Moment”, “Only Time Will Tell”, “Sole Survivor” ALBUM MVP: “Heat of the Moment” WHY I LOVED IT: From the first track of this stellar debut album it’s unmistakably apparent with this record Asia’s not trying to complicate you, get overly philosophical or leave your mind on the … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1981 NOTABLE TRACKS “Start Me Up”, “Waiting On A Friend”, “Hang Fire”, “Slave” ALBUM MVP: “Start Me Up” WHY I LOVED IT: It’s the Rolling Stones—what’s not to love?!?! How many groups do you know capable of releasing an album erected from crumbs and leavings of former studio recording sessions and turn it … Read More
Sean McDermott’s leading a team that’s in no small part a collection of league misfits and castoffs, yet somehow continue to find ways to win. How else you can explain guys like discarded Chicago Bears receiver Deonte Thompson and third string running back/undrafted free agent Taiwan Jones playing such critical roles in their 30-27 victory … Read More
Just when we thought the bottoming out of the Buffalo Sabres was continuing, the guys finally put their foot down and gave fans who haven’t already deserted them one of the more thrilling comeback victories seen in years. Trailing 3-0 and 4-1 late in the second period, Buffalo stormed back with three straight goals to … Read More
The Buffalo Sabres kinda suck. I’ve held off for as long as I can with that declaration but enough is enough —let’s call it what it is. This was allegedly a team that at a minimum would legitimately contend for a playoff spot this year, yet eight games one victory later it feels like the … Read More
In a stunning turn of events, WWE today announced that Kurt Angle will take the place of Roman Reigns in the TLC main event match and A.J. Styles is replacing Bray Wyatt to battle Finn Balor at Sunday’s pay-per-view. While WWE didn’t confirm specifics several reports indicate Reigns and Wyatt are off the card because … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1982 NOTABLE TRACKS “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”, “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”, “Time (Clock of my Heart)”, “Take Control” ALBUM MVP: “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me” WHY I LOVED IT: This was the Culture Club’s debut album and to call it a guilty a pleasure is an understatement. Let’s … Read More
