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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 18, 2017 in 100 Essential Albums, Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 1 comment

Are Great Pop Musicians Washed Up by Age 30?

Do great pop musicians run into creative gauntlet by age 30, and if so — why?

For purposes of discussion, I made “30” the creative cutoff. But it could be 29, or 31, or 32 — the point being that musical creative talent diminishes perhaps over time.

The evidence seems convincing.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 16, 2017 in Blog, Politics, Rants and Raves | 1 comment

The Cuba-Saudi Arabia Paradox

Trump is arming the beasts who fund and support ISIS and Islamic terrorism, but he won’t let me drink Havana Club rum or smoke a Cuban cigar.

Today, President Trump rescinded the normalization of United States-Cuba relations. But, he embraces Saudi Arabia.

This is is preposterous!

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 10, 2017 in Blog, Politics | 1 comment

My Take on the Bill Maher Controversy

My Take on the (most recent) Bill Maher Controversy. His apology was troubling, given Maher’s long advocacy of free expression and self-professed championing of anti-political correctness.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 2, 2017 in Blog, Personal | 13 comments

My Colonoscopy

Here’s my report about what my first colonoscopy was like. I know, it sounds gross, but learning more might save your life.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 29, 2017 in Blog, General Poker, Politics, World Series of Poker | 3 comments

Poker’s Shining Moment

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The 2017 World Series of Poker begins this week. This will be the first WSOP in 25 years which I don’t plan on writing about or attending. With poker becoming a faint glow in my rearview mirror, this seems like a suitable occasion to clear out some personal files and post a few (previously unpublished) articles that were written up last year but never posted.