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Posted by on Aug 15, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Review: “Live Aid” Documentary on CNN

 

 

REVIEW: “LIVE AID” DOCUMENTARY (ON CNN)

If you’re 50+ (born in 1975, or earlier), you remember LIVE AID. Now, organizer/musician/activist Bob Geldof reveals the stories behind all the music, the mayhem, the madness, and the noble effort to do something and try and make a difference

Last month (July 2025) marked the 40th anniversary of the most grandiose spectacle in popular music history. In 1985, “LIVE AID,” a mega-rock concert played simultaneously across two continents and attracted the most stellar lineup of acts ever, tried to focus our attention on a faraway forgotten place with forgotten people amidst a mega-materialistic world obsessed with wealth and status. That LIVE AID took place at all in the “greed is good” eighties remains a peculiar twisted irony. Recently, CNN Entertainment wrapped up its documentary of Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On the World, which reveals much of what happened offstage and when the mics were turned off — before, during, and after the duel rock concerts were held in London (UK) and Philadelphia (USA).

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Posted by on Aug 13, 2025 in Blog | 1 comment

Review: “Quarterback” on Netflix

 

 

Netflix’s behind-the-scenes docu-series starring three NFL quarterbacks ranks among the best sports television shows you’ll ever see

If you thought you knew what the NFL is really like, well…you probably don’t; For fans and bettors alike, this is must-see sports television

Takeaway: Playing NFL quarterback is the most challenging job in sports

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Posted by on Aug 8, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Las Vegas Restaurant Reviews (Part 1) — Summer 2025 Update

 

 

LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT GUIDE (SUMMER 2025 UPDATE)

I promised to share my impressions of several local restaurants that I’ve tried during the last few months. Here’s the short version, though some of these places shall receive the full treatment of a complete review, later on. Listed in no particular order:

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Posted by on Aug 7, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Fighting Fire with Fire (Democrats Next Move to Counter Texas Republicans)

 

 

IT’S TIME FOR DEMOCRATS NATIONWIDE TO “GO NUCLEAR” ON TEXAS REPUBLICANS

Remember when conservatives once stood up for Constitutional principles and espoused a deep commitment to institutional traditions?

Not anymore.

Certainly not in Texas, the state of my birth and the lone star of current mass ignorance and blatant hypocrisy, as it continues to soil it’s dismal rankings near the bottom of nearly every statistical metric on quality of life

Read more here: AN OPEN LETTER TO TEXAS.

As we write and read now, Texas Republicans want to redraw the maps. It’s called “redistricting.”

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Posted by on Aug 6, 2025 in Blog | 5 comments

My Public Announcement (Long Post)

 

MY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT (LONG POST)

Forgive the self-indulgence which follows. I need to address a few things and announce a few changes.

I’ve taken a break recently from my usual public activism. Admittedly, right now is the wrong time to NOT engage in advocacy and current affairs. Call this pause a serious abdication of citizen responsibility. Common decency demands more of us–all of us. Decent people must speak out. The dangers we face are real. The consequences of silence and indifference are self-evident, and likely about to worsen.

During my sabbatical, I resisted the daily urge to post on Facebook. Moreover, I ceased meaningful social media exchanges. I also suspended my own personal writings at my website and sidelined my contributions to online content sites that regularly publish my work which gives much wider attention to my ideas . I also limited my own social engagements–aside from usual home life. This inactivity wasn’t born out of any resentment or to make a protest. It wasn’t even planned. It just happened.

What created this diaspora of detachment?

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