by Kevin Burton Memories aren’t what they used to be, but I’m good with it. For some reason one of the headlines on a story in Sports Illustrated has stayed with me down through the years. I used it above: “Win Some, Lose Some, Split The Rest.” My memory said that headline …
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Simon At His Best On “Me And Julio”
by Kevin Burton The lyrics say crime and punishment, the delivery, whimsy and jest. The package came from Paul Simon, and he was hot in the early 70s. So I am amazed to learn that this song qualifies for inclusion in our 2022 series on songs that peaked at number 22 on the …
Music For The Master, A True Joyful Noise
by Kevin Burton “It’s not just a song, it’s music for the Master.” I used to hear that just about every weekday on Christian radio when I lived in Ohio. The guy who did the afternoon shift on WFCJ radio called his show Music for the Master. I can still hear his distinctive …
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A Message In Your Valentines Candy?
by Kevin Burton Researching material for this Valentine’s Day post has been a labor of love. See what I did there? It gets better though kids, because I got some help from Good Housekeeping magazine. GH had a lot to say about Valentine’s Day in an article written by Amanda Hawkins and …
Enough With The Jokes, I’m Not That Big
by Ronnie Burton (Guest blogger Veronica “Ronnie” Burton is a six-year-old American house cat from rural South Central Kansas.) I’m writing this as an exercise in writing cause I know it will never get used. It’s offered to Kevin Burton for Page 7, but I’m going to fly a little too close …
Felines Compete In Quarantine Olympics
by Kevin Burton With the (relatively) new year and our new household additions, the Burtons are taking quarantine competition to the next level. It’s the next level down, but hey, it is the next level. Welcome to the Quarantine Olympics. Last year it was mostly Yahtzee that helped us pass the time. …
Eddie Money’s Definition Of Paradise
by Kevin Burton A song that Cash Box called “an excellent punchy rocker” has become a necessary part of our shared musical vocabulary. The signature song of the late Eddie Money, “Two Tickets To Paradise,” peaked at number 22 on the American chart. So it has a place in our 2022 series. …
O Christmas Tree, O Super Bowl
by Kevin Burton At my house the season to be jolly coincides with football season, at least in part. Here’s how. I got this from a friend I used to work with in Columbus. He shall remain nameless because you wouldn’t know him and so my wife Jeannette won’t be able to hunt …
Are The KC Chiefs A Dynasty Of One?
by Kevin Burton Some leftover morsels from two weeks of great, great NFL playoff football…. We have not just Super Sunday, but also Super Monday in Cincinnati. The Cincy Jungle podcast reports that the Cincinnati School District has cancelled school for Monday, Feb. 14. They also report there might be a Super Bowl …
A Farewell To Everyday People?
by Kevin Burton Sly Stone’s spot-on cultural signpost “Everyday People” topped the American charts 53 years ago. But where is that message today? The song is brilliant in its simplicity. Sung partially to the rhythm of a children’s rhyme, it contains a message even a child can understand. “The song takes some …
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