My post idea for the day was not a fun one. I decided I didn’t really want to write another sad post so I decided to go back to an old standard – the music shuffle. I am going to start my Spotify playlist on shuffle and share the first ten songs that come up. … More Spotify Shuffle
I once did a presentation at a professional conference about pop culture for librarians. I was prompted to do this presentation after I mentioned Bruno Mars to several people in the profession and they had no idea who he was. This was back when he was first gaining popularity. At the same time, I overheard … More Being Pop Culture Ignorant is Not Cool
First the question – how do you find new music? As I’ve written before, a lot of my new music has come from discovering bands when they opened for another band at a concert. I used to make myself listen to a pop music radio station on the way to work so I would hear … More A Question and a Musical Interlude(Fireflies by Dave Hause
It’s been an interesting week. I did find the time to read and watch TV. Here’s my weekly recap. Movies – My movie viewing is still stuck in a mediocre limbo of finding random movies on streaming. I’m sure there are plenty of good movies out there I haven’t watched. I’m also sure, given my … More My Week in Books, Movies, and TV 11/13/20
For wordless(kind of) Wednesday, my photos of meeting famous people. Support the Common Tater
Here, once again, is my weekly recap of what I read and watched since last week’s post. I never remember to take notes, so it is a memory exercise for me. Movies – The big movie for us this week was Hamilton on Disney Plus. We were lucky enough to see the play in person on … More My Week in Books, TV, and Movies 7/10/20
Another throw back post that popped up in my memories today. I still strongly agree with all of these takes. I’m sure everyone is happy I still agree with myself. Guilty Pleasures: I don’t believe in guilty pleasures. I read, watch and listen to plenty of things people will make fun of. I recently had that … More Tater Takes On Guilty Pleasures, Reviews and Anything Else That Pops Into His Weird Mind
I came really close to not doing day 10 of the Month of Tater. I feel weird doing the blogging thing when people are around. My family does not understand why I do it and look at me weird when I say I am writing a blog post. I’ve not been alone all day, so … More Watching Until the End
Last night my wife responded to my suggestion that we watch Stranger Things with “I don’t like Winona Ryder.” This is not quite as bad as the fact that she doesn’t like The Breakfast Club, but for me, it’s close. Heathers is one of my favorite movies ever. I also love Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. … More “I Don’t Like Winona Ryder” and Other Stranger Things About My Wife
Yesterday, I came across this article from Kentucky about two librarians who decided they would refuse to give a tween a book because they decided it was “pornographic”. Today, I decided to read Tom Shales, even though I don’t like him and think he should not write about TV when he seems to hate the … More Pop Culture Police
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