Podcasts!
A list of some of my favorite podcasts
2024 Soundtrack
2024: lots of the same, some new (to me), some time spent rediscovering “old” bands.
2024 Christmas Card: Red Hot Chili Peppers
With both kids going away in different directions for college this year (Amherst, MA and Los Angeles) we needed to choose an album where we could take our photos separately, and this one worked out.
UMass Marching Band in New York
Jeremy and the UMass Marching Band at the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
2023 Soundtrack
I ended up seeing a bunch of live music in 2023 — New Pornographers*, Franz Ferdinand*, Pixies, The Hives*, Liz Phair, Quicksand — many of which ended up on my year-end list. Also went through an electro phase for a while this year (reliving my old breakdancing days?). And of course Rush and the Beatles …
2023 Christmas Card: The Go-Go’s
The Go-Go’s: Beauty and the Beat Towels and shaving cream made for an easier job for Jill in the costume department this year. (On the back: “Our gifts are sealed.”)
The Great Outdoors: Exploring Utah
Amelia made a short video of our Utah vacation that captures the feel of the trip in a short time.
2022 Soundtrack
A playlist of some music that I listened to this year
2022 Christmas Card: Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack Apparently disco is back, but since it’s been about 45 years we added some album wear & tear to this year’s cover. The card’s reverse reads “Stayin’ alive this holiday season!”
Cambridge Flatland
A bunch of us old riders got together at the Cambridge street hockey rink for some long-overdue flatland mini-jam. It was great seeing everybody again — most since pre-COVID — and good riding again, whatever our skill level. I shot some video, too, which proves that we did actually ride and not just talk shit …