Confessions of a Fanboy

It’s that time of year again. It’s time for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to trot out their nominees for induction, and they managed to outdo themselves. I’m used to them trotting out a mixture of shoe-ins, has-beens, and obvious misfits. I didn’t expect them to go boring, and that [...]

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I was called an elitist by a commenter on a piece I wrote for another site. I’ve been called worse.
To characterize things fairly, I don’t know that I was so much called an elitist as it was suggested something I wrote smacked of elitism. I haven’t aspired to be an elitist [...]

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In Britain, Oasis’ debut Definitely Maybe continues to be monstrously influential but you can make the argument that “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” both from (What’s The Story) Morning Glory come closer to being definitive singles. “I Will Follow” is a great song, but is that the song you think of when [...]

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How can people who get paid that much be that stupid?
The NHL allowed the Versus network to air their All-Star Game this year. The only thing with less visibility than the NHL is the Versus network. Not only is it not on my cable system- I don’t know what it is. I’ve [...]

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