Soundtrack 1, The Bonus Tracks

So, yeah, the title probably gives it away. I buried the lede, as they say. Unrelated but fun fact: As I post this article, it occurs to me that I’m posting on the same date that I celebrated another achievement. Today is May 27, 2023, and 40 years ago today, I graduated from Waco Richfield…

So here I am … one week later, and the Songbird Soundtracks — the playlists I’ve been building — officially begin. An admission: I’ve been working on the first playlist for over a month … ever since I decided to start the blog. I had a rough structure and even some songs in mind when…

The Stranger Things finale landed on New Year’s Eve 2025, closing a story that began on July 15, 2016, and captivating viewers of all ages with a decade of bikes, flashlights, mixtapes, malls, and monsters. If the show’s impact on pop culture ever needed proof, it’s this: Stranger Things didn’t just resurrect an era ……

Welcome to the B-side. Well, I’ve already been unable to achieve my goal of writing a post a week. That’s actually only partially true, as I’ve been working on this post for well over a week. I’ll tell you now that it’s another long one, so if you plan to read, make sure you have…

A few weeks ago, I did a crazy thing. No, I’m not talking about clicking “Publish” on the first Songbird Soundtrack post, although I’m sure some would call that crazy, too. This crazy thing started about the same time I began compiling playlists and outlining the first couple of posts for the blog, though. And…