Category Archives: Random Topics
Politicians & Singers, Politics & Song
Here’s what I know, also knowing that a complete accounting of the subject would be much, much, much longer. In 2012, Barack Obama has James Taylor, will.i.am and Bruce Springsteen. Mitt Romney has Kid Rock. In 2008, the folks running … Continue reading
Road Songs
My wife Andrea and I recently returned from a truly delightful and action-packed Labor Day weekend visit with our son, our daughter and her fiance`in Washington, D.C. With overnight stops to see family and friends in New Jersey on both the way down and … Continue reading
August Music, So Far
One of the best parts of summer here in Southeastern New Hampshire is the Prescott Park Arts Festival. Prescott Park is located between Portsmouth Harbor and the historic Strawbery Banke Museum district in downtown Portsmouth. Every year since 1974 the … Continue reading
a sixstr stories “interview”
Today, we’re talking with Alan Lomax. Mr. Lomax is the founder of The Association for Cultural Equity and former Assistant in Charge of the Archive of Folk Song of the Library of Congress. He is a highly respected folklorist, ethnomusicologist … Continue reading
50 Years Ago Yesterday: The Audition At Abbey Road
It was 7:00 pm, on Wednesday, June 6, 1962. The Liverpool rock & roll quartet known as “The Beatles” – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best – were in Studio Two of EMI Studios, 3 Abbey Road, … Continue reading
Pancakes & Vivaldi
I don’t know which came first, but ever since the early years of parenthood, Sunday mornings in the Sinclair household have meant two things: pancakes and classical music. The only connection that I know of between listening to classical music and eating a … Continue reading
Two Years
Today, April 18, 2012, sixstr stories turns two years old. In looking back over those two years as documented on the “site stats” page that WordPress provides, I found some interesting information. (Well, to me, it’s fascinating. I hope you find … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music
If this was 1964, what show would you be excitedly looking forward to watching tonight on TV? Why? Hint (as if you need one): If this was 1964, today would be Sunday. Send your answer (and what you remember) in a comment!
Finding Out
My son called the other day. It had been a couple of weeks since we’d last talked, but he soon started excitedly telling me about this excellent movie he’d recently watched: “The Last Play At Shea.” “The Last Play At Shea” is a 2010 … Continue reading
Sitting On This Bank Of Sand, 40 Years Later
“What’s the matter with me? I don’t have much to say…” That lyric has been running through my head for several days now. If you check how long it’s been since my last blog post, you’ll know why. The line is … Continue reading
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