Category Archives: Blogs

One of my wife's favorites by one of her favorite bands. Of course, Barenaked Ladies had some BIG hits in the 2000s, including a live version of this one, but when "If I Had $1,000,000" was first rele...

I'm an adventurous eater. There aren't many things I would shy away from tring because I love flavor and hate mundane, over used food unless it's been added to or changed in some way. It's also why I ...

Here's a suggestion from Carla in Cedar Rapids AND it happens to be coming up again this weekend on AT40 - The 80s! Martin Briley - The Salt In My TearsMartin Briley is a British songwriter/singer/gui...

A great suggestion from Ken Feeney. Blondie - RaptureBlondie had released 'Autoamerican' late in 1980. In January of 1981, the single "Rapture" was released and climbed quickly up the Hot 100. This wa...

I grew up with parents who were very musically inclined and dad was a vinyl guy. He still is actually. I remember being single-digit aged and dad putting the headphones on me and telling me to listen....

This week we have Baby Beluga. He is a 5 year old Domestic Short Hair mix. Baby Beluga can't wait to find his forever home and his new favorite spot next to you on the couch! He loves cuddles and a go...

Happy 81st birthday to Richard Starkey of The Beatles!Ringo Starr's fifth studio album, released in September of 1976, 'Ringo's Rotogravure', had modest sales based mainly upon it's first single, "A D...

Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight RockFrom 1957, the song Paul McCartney impressed John Lennon with at their first meeting, after a church fete (fair). John's skiffle group, The Quarrymen, had just perfor...

On a beautiful Friday afternoon, we had a great time hanging out with the great folks at the Logan Avenue HyVee in Waterloo. The grill was fired up, the cooler was stocked with ice cold Mountain Dew Z...

Robbie Nevil - Wot's It to YaRobil Nevil released a debut album in 1986 that I consider one of the best "sleepers" of the 80s. Robbie had more than just "C'est La Vie" which was his biggest hit and mo...