Category Archives: Thoughts and Meditations

Farewell, Big Man

Posted on September 20, 2011 by jnagle4

Clarence Clemons is dead. I never thought I’d type that sentence. Clemons’ enormous personality made him seem immortal. When the notes poured out of his saxophone, he was no longer a person, but a force of nature. When I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Thoughts and Meditations | Tagged Big Man, Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, Darkness on the Edge of Town, E-Street Band, Jungleland, Saxophone | Leave a comment

Thoughts and Meditations: WWE NXT

Posted on March 3, 2010 by jnagle4

Two weeks ago, Vince McMahon mercifully pulled the plug on his vision of Extreme Championship Wrestling. The show would be replaced by WWE NXT, which would pair eight rookies with eight established stars. At the end of the run, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Thoughts and Meditations | Tagged Bryan Danielson, Chris Jericho, Christian, Daniel Ortunga, ECW, Matt Hardy, NXT, Skip Sheffield, The Miz, Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE, WWE NXT | Leave a comment

VH1 Classic is Bad Medicine

Posted on October 17, 2009 by jnagle4

An essay about VH1 Classic Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Thoughts and Meditations | Tagged Bad Medicine, Bon Jovi, Carrie, Cocktail, Dio, Eddie Trunk, Europe, Hungry Like the Wolf, John Mellencamp, Mark Goodman, Metal Mania, Pink Houses, Pretty Boy Floyd, Tangier, That Metal Show, The Final Countdown, VH1, VH1 Classic, Viacom, Video Killed the Radio Star, We Are The 80s | Leave a comment

Thoughts and Meditations: Appetite for Destruction

Posted on August 10, 2009 by jnagle4

An essay about Appetite for Destruction Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Thoughts and Meditations | Tagged Appetite for Destruction, Axl Rose, BCC, Dave Matthews Band, Duff McKagan, Guns n' Roses, It's So Easy, Izzy Stradlin, LA, Poison, Slash, Steven Adler, Sunset Strip, The Replacements, Thoughts and Meditations, Van Halen, Welcome to the Jungle | Leave a comment

The Greatest

Posted on June 27, 2009 by jnagle4

A second essay about Michael Jackson Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Music, Thoughts and Meditations | Tagged Bad, Beat it, Billie Jean, Black Or White, Bubbles the Chimp, Dangerous, Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, I'll Be There, Jackson Five, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's death, Moonwalk, Neverland Ranch, Off the Wall, RIP Michael Jackson, sacred cows, The death of Michael Jackson | Leave a comment

The Death of Michael Jackson

Posted on June 26, 2009 by jnagle4

An essay about Michael Jackson’s death Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Music, Thoughts and Meditations | Tagged Bad, Billie Jean, Black Or White, Dangerous, Elvis Presley, Jackson 5, Judy Garland, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1958-2009, Off the Wall, plastic surgery, RIP Michael Jackson, The death of Michael Jackson, Thriller, Wanna Be Starting Something | Leave a comment

Thoughts and Meditations: Let it Be

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jnagle4

An essay about the Replacements’ Let it Be Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Thoughts and Meditations | Tagged Answering Machine, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, I Will Dare, Let it Be, Minneapolis, Paul Westerberg, punk rock, Sixteen Blue, Sorry Ma, The Mats, The Replacements, Tim, Tommy Stinson, Unsatisfied | Leave a comment