News: So, about this lion deal. Here are a coupla thoughts. I agree with the vegans that an omnivore has some nerve taking the moral umbrage when it comes to mass murderer the dentist -the lion may look worse but many many many many more animals are slaughtered to feed us. However, that notwithstanding, surely any animal rights activism is better than none if you care so much about animals? Who do the morally outraged vegans think they are helping? I mean, besides their smug love of self, of course?
Recorded: If you are keeping track here, Neil Young has taken his recordings off streaming service for the most part, so if you wanna listen to Neil you are stuck with stuff like Trans So listened to Trans and it I substantially better than I remembered. On the other hand, for some completely mind blowing reason, Prince, who just took down his catalogs and gave it to Tidal has now released a new song “Stare” on Spotify. It is a typical funk work out, not “Baltimore” but I’ve heard worse.
Live: A quick look at Groupon finds heavily discounted tickets for James Taylor at Forest Hills$30 less than I paid so not bad, of course Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson at Jones Beach? $15 a pop.
Rock Writing: Rolling Stone’s first fall out from the non-rape case is managing editor Will Dana’s resignation. Personally, I’d have forced them to fire me so I can get unemployment