ADVENTURES IN CORD CUTTING – PART NINE – $32 A MONTH. [UPDATED TO $28 PER MONTH] JUNE 11, 2014 2 COMMENTS So, where were we? Oh, yeah. We bit the bullet on the TiVo and decided to go for a lifetime subscription. (Whose lifetime? My lifetime? Your lifetime? — this was Continue Reading
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The end is the beginning. In other words, we’re moving.
This blog was a great experience. Wait, did I say “was”?Yes. But, it’s not the end.I know I tried this before but that was a clunky experience because I was using iWeb and iWeb sucked. I’ve fixed my website. www.allenlulu.com the blog is on the right. Or you can just come Continue Reading
The Book of Mormon at the Pantages.
So, we saw BoM last night.Here’s my initial thoughts: Spoilers will occur.First off, I never in my life thought I’d live long enough to see such a bold and brazen takedown of; religion in general, broadway musical tropes, first world audacity and indifference to the third world, etc, and I Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting Part 7 – Money Out the Window
Money out the window. For the purposes of this blog and this subject, that’s actually a good thing. Well, maybe not “good”, but very telling. See, the other day, Beth and I were upstairs watching something. I think it might have been Brooklyn 99 (Which is hilarious, btw) or the Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Glitch Update
You will recall in article 6 (The Glitch) that there were problems with the new TiVo. Freezing images, etc. The belief of the Tivo tech support was that it was a faulty hard drive and they could replace the box since it was still under warranty.They sent another box and Continue Reading
Lucky Town – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – Lucky Town – 1992 That’s better. The songs of Lucky Town are much more stripped down, less “produced” and poignant and sharp.“Better Days” harkens back to “Ain’t Got You”, the themes of which are both what it’s like to be successful and yet that not being the Continue Reading
Human Touch – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch – 1992 Almost terrible. Not quite but juuuuuuuuust about. The songs all sound kind of the same, imbued with that early 90’s AOR sound. Some are just dumb. “57 Channels and nothing on”, for example. It should come across as some kind of indictment of Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part six – a glitch.
Not a hitch. A glitch.As a holiday present we were given a wireless Sennheiser headphone and transmitter. The connection to the back of the tv was simple. A snap. And these things work great. With my hearing, though, I can hear every little signal change from either the network transmitter Continue Reading
Tunnel of Love – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel of Love – 1987 “Ain’t Got You”. Man. If Bruce was confessional here and there on the last record, this song is the real deal. I don’t know who it is he ain’t got, but he’s out there telling us all he’s fucking rich, he’s made Continue Reading
Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA – 1984 11 years in the making. Ladies and Gentlemen, Bruce Springsteen, megastar. The 80s were a time for musical acts that blew up into the stratosphere. Michael Jackson. Madonna. Bruce. It was the time when Reagan and his ilk tried to commandeer Continue Reading