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White Sneaks are Back
I’m sure that Gene will be pleased to see that Stan Smiths are back in style. Although he may not agree with the following fashion advice:
“They need to be clean, It’s a good look, a right-out-of-the-box-clean pair of white sneakers, and it’s the only kind you can wear with dressier clothes, nice jeans or even a suit.”
Happy Anniversary Star Trek
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy first appeared as “Star Trek’s” Capt. James T. Kirk and his first officer, Mr. Spock, on September 8, 1966—40 years ago Friday.
It’s a bit unfortunate that the anniversary comes with Star Trek out of production. But it was time to recharge the creative juices of the Star Trek franchise. Star Trek hit its peak during Deep Space Nine. Voyager never really caught my fancy. And prequels (Enterprise) are just a bad idea.
Hopefully, a little time off will bring new life to the franchise when it returns.
Jill Sobule
Hey, Jill Sobule has a blog. I purchased her eponomyous 1995 CD on a recommendation from the Folk Music Listserv years ago and I still have multiple tracks on my iPod.
Contrary to its name, folkmusic was much more about the singer/songwriter genre than about folk music. Case in point, Jill Sobule, who isn’t your prototypical folk singer.
I had the good fortune to see Jill live at the Makor on W 67th Street several years back. Her show was funny and poignant and not to be missed.
Thanks to Gene for pointing out Jill’s weblog.