Songfacts.com describes “ I Ran (So Far Away)” by Flock of Seagulls as the following: “This is the opening song of the album, which is a concept piece about an alien invasion of earth. The song itself describes a person seeing an attractive female – he becomes anxious and wants to run away from his … Read More
The Yankees are literally turning their fortunes around from where they were a year ago. Last night’s come from behind 8-6 victory over the Blue Jays saw them improve to 17-9 in 2017. A year ago at this it was the complete opposite with New York off to a 9-17 start. They find themselves a … Read More
The Yankees placed first basemen Greg Bird on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with a bruised right ankle. The 24-year old has been (mostly) playing on the sore ankle since fouling a ball off it during a spring training game in late March. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Bird had a MRI in New York … Read More
WWE is touring Italy and has a live (Raw) event tonight in Rome. Titus O’Neil posted a few photos featuring some of the rassler’s enjoying their down time, and one includes bitter rivals Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns together at the Roman Colosseum. Considering Reigns is nursing “internal injuries” and Strowman suffered a “torn rotator … Read More
On his show Monday night, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel revealed his newborn son’s health scare/crisis during one of the most emotional monologues you’ll ever see on television. As Kimmel told the audience before beginning, the story had a happy ending. What he didn’t pre-reveal is his story also had an immensely serious message. Along … Read More
It doesn’t get more powerful musically in the 1980’s and quite possibly any decade before or since than when music royalty Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney collaborated on a song. If you’re into today’s music, it’s the equivalent of a Bruno Mars/Ed Sheeran duet. “Say Say Say” was actually the second time the two got … Read More
If you’ve followed this countdown thus far, I offer your biggest takeaway—-George Benson originals ain’t shit compared to those that’ve covered him. Benson originally recorded “Nothing’s Going To Change My Love For You”, which eventually was covered by Glenn Mederios and a huge hit in 1986 (No. 86 on this countdown). Lightning strikes again here. … Read More
So this tweet from CBS Sports NFL insider Jason LaCanfora happened early Monday afternoon. First and foremost it’s worth noting that LaCanfora should be applauded for his Buffalo Bills front office and coaching staff reporting in recent months. He was the first to suggest Rex Ryan could be fired before last season ended (he was) … Read More
Tendering my thoughts on the Buffalo Bills 2017 NFL draft late Sunday/early Monday as opposed to real time is no accident. I’m inherently wired with a formidable tendency to dramatize everything the Bills do and express knee jerk reactions in lieu of marinating thoughts before penning opinions. I decided this year to mentally process the … Read More
That drum beat tho. I don’t care how cheesy and overall meaningless “Mickey” by Toni Basil is. I loved it and its catchy chorus when it hit radio in 1982 as a 11-year old, and I still get down with it today. I also cherished the music video, which likely was south of $300 to … Read More
