About the Blog

Welcome!  To followers of old:  I’m Back!  From where?  Let’s just leave it as “life intrudes.” There will be times when you think you know what to expect and it surprises you.  Though I have my favourite types,  I don’t have any fixed genres or bands that I exclusively comment on.  Many of my posts will link music to my own personal experiences and the way I see things.  I plan on having a new look to this blog very soon (everyone needs a change now and then).  You will notice a new series of entries that will begin: “It’s Time We Stop Hating . . . .”  These entries will focus on artists or, perhaps, works of music that I believe to be wrongfully maligned.  There will also be memorials of our fallen musical brothers and sisters both in the past and recently deceased.  The type of entries I’ve done in the past will, of course, continue (got to have some sense of stability here).  Oh, and by the way, I’ve done away with the old numbering system.  If you want to see other entries I’ve written about your favourite subjects, there is a search engine and tags.

A comment on comments:

The way WordPress has this set up, the comments go from oldest to newest.  To me this is counter-intuitive but, alas, I don’t run it.  I try to reply to every comment that is not a bot or advert (actually, sometimes I’ll reply to bots if I find them humourous enough.  Some are damn funny).  I will at least try to say thank you.  If you sent a comment, look for it in the entry you commented on.  Sometimes it may take a while, but I think everyone deserves a reply if humanly possible.  Thanks for reading!

Another note: I have had problems with comments getting through for some time now.  I am still trying to figure out the problem but that should not discourage anyone from trying to post a comment.  Thank you once again!

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