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
THE LEAD STORY: The Buffalo Sabres were lazy in the first period, particularly on the power play and paid dearly for it. Already down 1-0 but with the man advantage Buffalo allowed the New York Islanders to score consecutive goals shorthanded. In all New York found the net three times in just 1:47 to jump … Read More
YEAR RELEASED: 1988 NOTABLE TRACKS “I Wanna Be The One”, “In My Eyes”, “Love Me For Life”, “I Came To Rock Your Body” ALBUM MVP: “Love Me For Life” WHY I LOVED IT: At least for freestyle fans if not the mainstream, Stevie B’s star was on the rise in 1988 after smash hits “Spring … Read More
THE LEAD STORY: It took the Buffalo Sabres just one game to remind fans how utterly terrible they are in shootouts. The Sabres were winners in just two of eight opportunities last year, and opening night 2017-18 was more of the same Thursday as Buffalo fell to Montreal in a shootout, 3-2. Robin Lehner, who … Read More
