Category Archives: pop music

Giving thanks at the swamp

Posted on November 28, 2025 by oddmanout215

I couldn’t remember whose turn it was this year, so I went ahead and bought the turkey hoagies at Wawa while there was still time. When I got back my neighbor Swamp Rabbit was sitting on his porch, sipping whisky … Continue reading →

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I do believe in spooks!

Posted on October 31, 2025 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit was concerned about my mental health. He had decorated the front of his shack with jack-‘o-lanterns and plastic tombstones and so on, and he was wondering why my shack looked so dark and uninviting. “You need some skeletons … Continue reading →

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An eco-friendly pope who spoke plainly (no blabbering)

Posted on April 22, 2025 by oddmanout215

The record will show that Pope Francis, who died at age 88 on the day before Earth Day, was as committed to saving the natural world as he was to saving souls. This is what he tweeted on last year’s … Continue reading →

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No method, just madness

Posted on March 30, 2025 by oddmanout215

From Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now: Colonel Kurtz: “Are my methods unsound?” Captain Willard: I don’t see any method at all, sir.” I was listing for my neighbor Swamp Rabbit some of the steps Donald Trump took to undermine the law … Continue reading →

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What is this thing called love?

Posted on February 14, 2025 by oddmanout215

My friend Swamp Rabbit took a look my Valentine’s Day playlist — almost the same list I used a few years ago — and began naming all the songs I should have included: “Little Walter’s ‘Just Your Fool,’ the Kinks’ … Continue reading →

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12 songs for the new year

Posted on January 6, 2025 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit was nonplussed. “What’s with the playlist, Odd Man? New Year’s was six days ago. And most of these songs ain’t even about New Year’s.” I told him that 2025 was still new, and that it took me a … Continue reading →

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A playlist to celebrate the solstice

Posted on December 24, 2024 by oddmanout215

I walked past Swamp Rabbit’s shack yesterday and heard him grumbling about the early darkness as he tried to install a gigantic inflatable Santa Claus out front. “Quit complaining,” I said. “Yesterday was the winter solstice. That means we might … Continue reading →

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Jingle this: the 2023 alt-Xmas playlist

Posted on December 26, 2023 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit looked puzzled when he checked out my Christmas playlist. “What’s up, Odd Man? I ain’t never heard most of them tunes.” “That’s because you only get to hear the standards, and most of them suck, ” … Continue reading →

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A bigoted Earthling with interplanetary dreams

Posted on September 28, 2023 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit and I saw a news report about Elon Musk, who wants to direct the course of wars and launch billionaires to Mars. He owns a big chunk of social media and is in the electric car … Continue reading →

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Jann Wenner’s R&R ‘masters’ are all rich white guys

Posted on September 20, 2023 by oddmanout215

Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s book of interviews he conducted with famous rock ‘n’ roll artists will be published next week. It’s called The Masters, and its subjects are Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Jerry Garcia, Pete Townshend, Bono … Continue reading →

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