A Night With Neil Diamond…Why Did I Do It, You Ask?
When I mentioned to a lifelong friend recently that I went to see Neil Diamond perform in concert the previous week, his response was simple: “Why?” The convenient answer was…
U2 Delivers Classics – and Tough Messages to America – at its Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Concert in Chicago
Sometimes it takes an outsider to show America just how beautiful it can be. And sometimes it takes that same outsider to show us our warts. Bono – of the…
The “Problem” with Chance The Rapper’s Problem with Bill Maher’s N-Word Gaffe…
The n-word. Eminem – the biggest-selling rapper in history, and a white man from Detroit – can’t use it in his raps. Drake – a half-black/ half-white Jewish Canadian –…
Kenny G & George Benson Play Chicago…The Glaring Omission and The Encore That Never Happened
In addition to serving as career-defining album titles from decades past, “Breathless” and “Breezin'” both literally and figuratively described the show put on by the two musicians who recorded those…
The Best Bond? A Tribute to Roger Moore (1927 – 2017) – Ranking the Bond Theme Songs from Worst to First
(May 29, 2017). The sad news of Sir Roger Moore’s passing on May 23 at the age of 89 brought to mind his most popular role as the British secret…