It’s Rameses

“I like your friends, Aaron, but I don’t know what Rameses thinks about me. I’m kind of scared of him.” Said the boy I was dating years ago. “You’re right to be.” I said in response. I was introduced to Rameses through our mutual friend Steve, who has somewhere between 75 and 124 close friends.Continue reading “It’s Rameses”

A Message to 2022

“Sheesh!” Said Lizzo in “2 Be Loved (Am I ready),” a song that resonates with me more and more as we come to the close of 2022. I’d be lying to say it was a totally “bad” year, but there were enough bullet-point negative aspects to ’22 that make me look back across the scopeContinue reading “A Message to 2022”

Kanye and Drake take the Coliseum

In a massive double-bill that nobody expected, the two titans put aside their confusing public feud in effort to free long-jailed Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Announced just a few weeks before happening, my immediate reaction was “That’s never going to happen.” Kanye (Now known legally as “Ye”) has aContinue reading “Kanye and Drake take the Coliseum”

2021 – A Year in Songs

We didn’t shake off the societal injuries sustained in 2020 as we had hoped, but many aspects of life returned this year, some bigger and better than ever. Live music exploded (with proof of vax, of course) and many of us flocked to shows, gigs and even festivals at a rapid pace. I was outContinue reading “2021 – A Year in Songs”

Feature Friday: Tonight – Lykke Li

Lykke Li has put me through every emotion. I was thrilled when I scored tickets to see her in Las Vegas in 2015 at the tail end of her tour for “I Never Learn,” which is still one of my favorite albums ever. I was devastated when that very concert was canceled due to winds,Continue reading “Feature Friday: Tonight – Lykke Li”