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and other confessions from the Music Never Stops Yes, I'll admit it...I once decked a guy during a Grateful Dead concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. In my defense, I was young and probably not very smart because he was bigger and drunk or something and hanging all over the back of my floor seat. I told him a few times to give me space, but he was doing his version of the Dead Dance and oblivious to everyone around him. When he landed on top of me, I turned around and g

Here's some more songs that were covered by other artists that some feel are better than the original (or worse) - Let me know what you think: Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers redone by Octavius Womack Into the Mystic by Van Morrison redone by Tommy Miller You Really Got Me by the Kinks redone by Van Halen Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder redone by Red Hot Chili Peppers Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran redone by the Who Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy redone by Metallica Tur

You asked for more trivia and true facts so happy to continue this series. Thank you for the comments and suggestions. Without further ado: Christopher Walken Christopher Walken worked as a lion tamer when he was 16 years old before entering acting. His favorite lion was a female named Sheba, who he described as very sweet. Harrison Ford landed the role of Han Solo by sheer dumb luck. He was working as a carpenter, installing a door for Francis Ford Coppola when George Lucas

Proud of the Old Girl! America 250 marks the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence, commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. This date marked the birth of the United States as a free nation. We were smaller back then - only about 2.5 million of us living in the United States in 1776. We must have done something right because we've grown to approximately 343 million people in 2026. It's a great place to live! Every month on ave

To Sleep, perchance to dream... I have a bit of a confession. I'm a lousy sleeper and have been doing some research on getting a better night's sleep. It turns out I'm doing it all wrong... :). I'm one of those people whose head hits the pillow and I'm out within a minute or two, but then I wake up a few hours later and can't fall back asleep. I average about 5-6 hours of sleep a night. Sleep websites recommend 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night, but it's easier said than done

The Morning Call newspaper has published the dates and times for firework displays and events in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas for the upcoming Independence Day celebration: FIREWORKS Allentown: 9:15 p.m. July 4, J. Birney Crum Stadium. Bethlehem: Concert by the Bethlehem Municipal Band, 7:30 p.m. July 4, Payrow Plaza, City Hall, 12 E. Church St., followed by fireworks 9 p.m. from Sand Island. Berks County: 9:30 p.m. July 4. Part of Berks County Star-Spangled Specta

Special Edition of Trivia True Facts We're going to do a special edition of Trivia True Facts taken from various sources including but not limited to The Book of Useless Information, That's a Fact, Jack, True Facts that Sound Like Bulls#*t, Incredible Pointless Trivia and Wait, Really?! 1001 Bizarre Facts That Sound Completely Made Up. We're going to call this one, "You thought your Uncle Arnold Was Weird, eh? Wait Until you read these facts about famous people who were prof

Since I didn't hit the lottery last year with my Lotto rap song, I've been thinking about money a bit. The idea of saving/wasting money came up a few times in this last week: A good friend of mine just paid off his home - he and his wife are young, and they made double payments on their mortgage and was able to go mortgage free before they turned 40! So very proud of their achievement. My wife and I were eating at a restaurant and when it came time to pay the bill, the serv

Here's some more songs that were covered by other artists that some feel are better than the original (or worse) - Let me know what you think: Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones redone by Dani Faye Free Fallin' by Tom Petty redone by Willow Bay Hey Jealousy by the Gin Blossoms redone by The Ergs! Losing My Religion by R.E.M. redone by Dia Frampton Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden redone by Copeland Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd redone by the Deftones Hey Jude by the Beatles redone

“Excuse me while I kiss this guy.” We all love music. And with the exception of that Billy Joel song with all those words, we can pretty much sing along with the artists - I AM working on We Didn't Start the Fire but have a better chance of performing brain surgery than remembering the whole thing: Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Mo