It took a small miracle, two laptops, five hours, and a savvy daughter to tell me what to do, but we scored Taylor Swift tickets when they were put on sale. Last night was the show, and we had a great time. My daughter’s friend joined us, and it was a lot of fun to
Category: Music
The Class of 1995 ‘Zoom Boom’
My gosh, where to begin? I just worked on a team project that created joy and camaraderie for a large group of people. And, all credit goes to the nearly 30 people of the first-ever HBS alumni online talent show cast and crew. Our b-school class recently put on the event, which we called the
Anchor Points
On Friday morning, I was on a Zoom call with members of my parish men’s group. We used to meet every other week. We now convene electronically each Friday. Some of us are crazy-busy. Others, not so much. Many are in-between. We all agreed, however, that this was a Lent we would never forget. In
Orkestra Obsolete’s ‘Blue Monday’
YouTube recommendations are pretty amazing. Last night, I wrote about 1980s music and added a link to a music video. YouTube then recommended to me some other music videos. Below, is a cool version of New Order’s “Blue Monday.” In its day, it often was played at clubs. Catchy melodies and pensive lyrics. This version
The Psychedelic Furs
One of our teens has a fair amount of 1980s music on her Spotify list. My friend, C.A. Webb, recently posted about reliving the ’80s by going to a Tom Petty concert. Our son is arranging for his a cappella group a-ha’s “Take on Me.” All of this made me think of the songs with
Choices
Have you ever boarded a plane, pushed off from the gate, only to be told that you were grounded? As someone who has traveled a great deal in the U.S. and abroad, I find that certain flights can be quite grueling. Well, here’s how four people decided to brighten everyone’s mood when their plane was