Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s by Tom Doyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Man on the Run is an interesting biography of Paul McCartney and his family during the 1970s, as well as his band, Wings (one of my favorite bands of that decade). It is a long, thorough look …
Tag: music
End of the Year Post 2015
I wrote this blog post quite early this morning and didn't post it. I wasn't sure about it. Since then, I've reread it twice and have had second thoughts about posting it. I usually post an End of Year post on the last day of the year, but this one is too depressing, too negative. …
Weird Al Concert
Friday night was the Weird Al Yankovic concert in Knoxville. Back at the beginning of the year, I found out about it and bought tickets because my wife, Gretchen, is a HUGE fan. She knows all of his songs and all of the lyrics. When I told her about it, she was so excited and …
A Review of Comfortably Numb
Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow! After reading this book, I've come to the conclusion that Roger Waters was one of the biggest assholes who has ever lived. He was/is a freakin' monster! A bully. A grouch. Never happy. Always has to be …
A Review of Who I Am
Who I Am by Pete Townshend My rating: 2 of 5 stars Well, this book was a gigantic disappointment! I got it after seeing The Who on their 50th Anniversary Tour stopover in Atlanta. Pete was funny, engaging, a great musician and all around great guy. I've always admired him. I thought this would be …
