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2025-26 NFL SEASON: SUPER BOWL ANALYSIS AND PICKS
2025-26 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 173
LOSSES — 139
PUSH — 7
NET WIN/LOSS — +$1,735
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 4-4-0 (-$15)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000
CURRENT BANKROLL: $11,735.
ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
Read MoreThe Best Albums of 1978
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1978
Here’s my fourth retrospective. Based on positive feedback to three previous “Best Albums” lists from 1976 and 1977 and 1975, today focuses on 1978. I was age 17 then, which for most teens is a glorious age of musical awakening.
This was lackluster year in music. If this were a writing assignment, I’d turn it down. Insert criticism here.
Summation — I rate 1978 as one of the worst collections of music in the era 1960-1990, probably of this entire “best of” series. Sure, there were many excellent albums released which will be discussed. I just don’t see an abundance of greatness. I see a few dozen really good albums, then quite a drop off.
The Best Albums of 1975
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1975
Here’s my third retrospective. Based on positive feedback to the two previous “Best Albums” lists from 1976 and 1977, here’s the next edition. Today focuses on 1975. I was 13 years old back then, and just coming of age so far as my interest in music.
Summation — 1975 was a tough year to pick any “best” album. Unlike ’76 and ’77 which (in my opinion) were slam dunk decisions, the best albums of ’75 look interchangeable. Take any of the top-5 on my list and a persuasive case can be made for all of them. Which one is the best just depends on musical taste and bias, and I certainly have mine.
Read MoreThe Best Albums of 1977
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 1977
This is a really fun topic. So, let’s continue now with another year in pop music.
Based on all the positive feedback to yesterday’s inaugural “Best Albums” list, I’ll expand this fun writing project and retrospective — alternating daily between each year backwards and forwards from 50 years ago.
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