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The end of 2022: Trying to accentuate to positive and live in the moment

In the homeless world, sometimes you just need to be lucky

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at 40: How does the music hold up?

Christine McVie dies at 79: A fifty year crush comes to an end

The Lori Lightfoot thinks she'll be re-elected Mayor November edition of The Month in Review

Today is the twentieth anniversary of the Concert for George

What would Jimi Hendrix be doing if he lived to 80?

On this Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for YOU

Micky Dolenz at The Des Plaines Theater: The last man standing

Neil Young & Crazy Horse "World Record": Surprise

Sex, Lies and Election Deniers

Bruce Springsteen's "Only the Strong Survive": An hour of karaoke

Congratulations, America

Meeting your new primary care doctor is a shocking wake up call

Waiting two hours in line is a small sacrifice to try to save our democracy

How will you spend your Powerball winnings?

November 3, 2016: It was a kinder, gentler time...for a few days

November 3, 2016: It was a kinder, gentler time...for a few days

The ‘counting is a skill’ edition of The October Month in Review

I completed The Michael J. Fox Foundation October miles challenge

I can't believe I want the Houston Astros to win the World Series

Fuck Cancer

If you're Jewish, 2022 is no different than 1965

Richard Marx at the Des Plaines Theater: Sometimes you have to take one for the team

One of the only good things about the pandemic was all the new music that was created

The Michael J. Fox 31-day/31 miles challenge: Two weeks to go

Has Saturday Night Live finally jumped the shark?

“The Who Hits Back” at the United Center

The difference between “The Who” concert experience 1976 to 2022

Columbus Day Parade or not: That is the question

What's the most intense college football rivalry?

Let the gas gouging begin

Taking a walk on the wild side with the Michael J. Fox Foundation

A salute to the September Month in Review

Why are so many people angry over Lizzo playing a flute?

Is Maggie Haberman getting heat over her new book because she's a woman?

Who is the most disliked Chicago sports owner?

Neil Young on Neil Young: Advice on how to make music and live life

Stevie Nicks version of "For What It's Worth" isn't the protest song that's needed in 2022

My daughter picked a bad time to honeymoon in St. Croix

If you're attending the LIV Golf tournament, remember it's all blood money

Eric Clapton at the United Center: It's complicated

The way she looked on Sunday night

It's another Circle of Life moment

Can I give the toast at my daughter's wedding without breaking up?

Diana Ross at Ravinia: Diva gonna diva

What's the deal with sex at baseball games?

The all about Trump edition of The Month in Review

To live and die in L.A.

When dealing with the unknown, it pays to have your doctor on your side

What's the scariest thing of having Parkinson's Disease?

I broke Chicago Now...or how I survived everything but Tribune/Alden management

It's the end of the world as we know it...and I feel fine

Let's not feel too bad about Liz Cheney losing her election

It's the time of the season for reunions

Does anyone know where Miss Polansky is?

Are you angry when a musical artist doesn't play their most famous song in concert?

Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself

Coming soon

The 'we're saying it out loud' edition of The Month in Review

The new gun bill is a good start, but that's all it is

Eric Clapton's "Nothing but the Blues" is a special album

While I still miss my dad, Father's Day continues to get better

For Donald Trump, it was always all about the Benjamins

The road to seventy got a bit 'rocky', but gratefully I'm still here

Phil Mickelson is tainting his legacy for blood money

The final week of sixty-nine

We don't want to take away your guns, we only want sensible gun laws

Republicans make phony excuses for not passing gun control legislation when it's all about the money

The baby formula and feral pig edition of The Month in Review

It's not mental health issues. It's not video games. IT'S THE GUNS!!!!

These senators have the blood of dead fourth graders on their hands

My ten-year plan at age seventy is to live long enough to make another ten-year plan

Four cast members leaving is not the end of Saturday Night Live

Would Eric Clapton's anti-vax views keep you from attending his concert?

Is there a black market for baby formula?

Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone at The Des Plaines Theater: A night of music and fun

Forty-nine down, one to go

One month to go until getting The 70 Club membership card

The Rachel Maddow Show: One night a week is better than nothing

"Graham Nash Live": Songs from fifty years ago are still relevant today

How do you feel about the 2022 class for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

The Supreme Court is taking us back to the not so good old days

For Melanoma Monday, I vow to do better

The Rand Paul needs to be beaten up again edition of The Month in Review

I found some surprising peace and serenity at the cemetery

On the fortieth anniversary of my father's death, there's still room for gratitude

Bonnie Raitt's "Just Like That": Like great wine, she keeps getting better

Stephen Stills and Manassas at fifty: One of the most underrated bands and albums of the decade

When it comes to youth sports, I thought I had seen it all

I blame Facebook for my obsession with the number 70

I never guessed I would be a fan of the band Wet Leg

Celebrating Parkinson's Awareness Month: Here's to living long lives with Parkinson's

Eric Church owes his San Antonio fans a lot more than a refund for his canceled concert

The Ron DeSantis edition of The Month in Review

Do the Russians really believe there's a way to get their partner Trump back into office?

I finally had a senior coffee at McDonald's

Ravinia Festival 2022: More of the same old same old

After twenty years I've finally joined AARP

The road to seventy is full of potholes

To mask or not to mask: That is the question

You can support Ukraine and democracy while still complaining about gas gouging

Little Feat: Not the same band as the original, but still special

I've become a mall walker

Major League Baseball owners never learn

The foot in the mouth edition of The Month In Review

Law and Order 2022: It's a good start

Wordle: Chill with the complaints; it's just a game

Does Break Dancing belong in the Olympics?

What is the Court of Arbitration for Sport and why are they making such bad decisions?

Kamila Valieva is a fifteen year old girl who needs help and empathy

What will it take to get Donald Trump arrested?

Recovery from surgery isn't easy at 70ish

Sooner or later, Parkinson's Disease is going to get you

When the Chicago Blackhawks shows you who they are, believe them

In solidarity with Neil and Joni, I'm keeping my wannabe podcast off Spotify

When it comes to vaccines and medicine, many times it is better to just shut the F up

Do they really think I want to join the 45 CLUB?

We don't round up to 70

What's the matter with people who are having Omicron parties?

It's time for some new concert blood at Wrigley Field

The year of being seventy

How did our rock and roll heroes live long enough to become grandparents?

Indictments would be a good way to honor the one year anniversary of the insurrection

James Taylor and Carole King in "Just Call Out My Name" is two hours of having a good time

Paul McCartney's "The Lyrics": Come for the words, stay for the pictures

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