Monthly Archives: June 2021

There But For The Grace of God…

Posted on June 29, 2021 by profmondo

… Go I. I’ll be honest enough to acknowledge that I am less a collector than an accumulator, staying a tiny bit of serotonin and a long-suffering wife from being a hoarder. Having said that, I’ll say that I came … Continue reading →

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Merry Blockmas!

Posted on June 24, 2021 by profmondo

Yes, it’s Mr. B’s 83rd birthday, and it’s also the publication/shipping date for A Writer Prepares, his memoir of his apprenticeship as a writer, from his teen years to the publication of the first Evan Tanner novel. Yes, he’s received … Continue reading →

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So It’s Father’s Day. . .

Posted on June 20, 2021 by profmondo

. . . but the Spawn is still in Terpville, where she and the Main Squeeze are visiting MS’s folks. And that’s okay — I’ve already received an HFD text and will have a Discord chat with her this evening, … Continue reading →

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And Speaking of Beatles Stuff…

Posted on June 18, 2021 by profmondo

I’ll be among the many wishing Paul McCartney a happy birthday today as he turns 79. I’ve mentioned before that the first rock and roll I remember hearing was Frank Zappa’s We’re Only In It for the Money and Absolutely … Continue reading →

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Degrees of Separation: Update/Addendum

Posted on June 14, 2021 by profmondo

In the post immediately preceding this one, I established that as a musician, I am four degrees of separation from the Beatles. However, Michael Dearing points out that he was in a one-shot band for a TV show that included … Continue reading →

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Degrees of Separation

Posted on June 14, 2021 by profmondo

Some years back, there was an uptick of interest in what was known as “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” The game/concept was to take some actor, and by looking at films s/he had appeared in, and then looking at the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Potpourri: Noises and Books

Posted on June 13, 2021 by profmondo

I’m in my office this afternoon; the Summer term starts tomorrow, and I have a few things to put in order today. Meanwhile… *** Yesterday was the twelfth anniversary of my parents’ murders at the hands of my brother, the … Continue reading →

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Reviews and the Unburied Dead

Posted on June 10, 2021 by profmondo

My buddy and fellow prof Will posts on a variety of topics, mostly musical, over at his blog. An ongoing feature there is a recap of various issues of Stereo Review from years and decades past. Stereo Review tended to … Continue reading →

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QotD: Having It Both Ways Edition

Posted on June 10, 2021 by profmondo

One of my professors during my Ph.D. years described academia as a small town with a weekly newspaper. As it happens, I now live in a small town with a weekly newspaper, and I can attest to the accuracy of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Potpourri: From my Office at the Buggy-Whip Factory

Posted on June 6, 2021 by profmondo

I’m in my office this afternoon, listening to Frijid Pink’s psychedelicized version of “House of the Rising Sun,” which manages to owe a lot to Cream while edging into what we would eventually recognize as heavy metal. In the meantime… … Continue reading →

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