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Toy Piano Man
Since moving into a new bachelor pad, I’ve tackled the challenge of eliminating clutter from my home. Downsizing…
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Shiny happy Europop
As Homer Simpson once observed, apropos of the Smashing Pumpkins, “Making teenagers unhappy is like shooting fish in…
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Step back in time
One morning back in second grade, my beloved Mrs. Phillips—who last I heard had left teaching to pursue…
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The future is now
Despite all the tiresome Y2K fuss, the first tune I want to play after the ball drops (assuming…
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The sacred and the profane
My friend Tinky Winky dressed me down the other day. “I’ve been disappointed in your column lately,” he…
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Rough Boys
It’s after midnight on a Saturday. I’m leaning against the wall of a dark Manhattan bar, feeling sexy…
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The Candy Man can
An old joke about Sammy Davis Jr., attributed to a mid-’50s newspaper columnist, resurfaces in the liner notes…
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Pigeonholing a whale
The vocabulary of phrases shouted out at rock shows is limited: song requests; “Take it off!”; and the…
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Jim Copp Tales
I feel sorry for tots today. Not because they’ve been born into a world that seems to inch…
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Paddy
Lots of folks bitch about the “Hallmark holidays,” the ones engineered primarily to pump up the coffers of…
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Tapeography
LAST WEEK, A DEAR friend celebrated her birthday, so I made her a mix tape. Not a CD,…
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Thin slices
September 5th I keep thinking about that cheese Scott and Meagan served at the baby shower: Whiskey cheddar.…
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If you go away
A few weeks ago, I had an unrelentingly terrible day. Finally, I hit the gym to sweat the…
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A Little Less Reanimation
Death—what a concept. Serious contemplation about the Grand Finale can do in any sap’s head. It raises so…
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What Combs Around
Of all the precious moments that withstood the ravages of one too many keg parties, what’s your favorite…
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A to Z
Marie Daulne fuses her love of hip-hop and R&B to her African roots in the pan-global Zap Mama.
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Keeping Cool With Ursula 1000
URSULA 1000 THUNDERBALL, DJ J-JUSTICE Nation, 374-9492, $8 10 p.m. Fri., July 26 “No.” Who wouldn’t love to…