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There are so many things wrong with Stephen Miller’s appearance on CNN’s “State of the…
John Young, Astronaut, September 24, 1930—January 5, 2018
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Gloomy Tunes Extra: Sonny Bono, “Laugh At Me”
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O-Bits hasn’t had to think about cleaning snow from our walkways in many years, but…
Gloomy Tunes: Charles Mingus, “Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me”
It’s been thirty-nine years since the great composer/bandleader Charles Mingus died of ALS in Mexico,…
Fred Bass, Owner of the Strand Bookstore, June 28, 1928-January 3, 2018
The Strand Bookstore, on Broadway and 12th Street in New York City, was a smorgasbord…
O-Bits: Monkey-Love Edition
A wildlife camp in Dundee, Scotland did more than ask for a moment of silence…
Gloomy Tunes: Rick Hall, RIP
Unless you’re the kind of person who pores over the credits on the back of…