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like, whoa, do the doobie brothers belong in the hall of fame?

THE DOOBIES IN THE HALL OF FAME?” That’s a question that’s been asked a bit in the wake of their recent induction into said Hall. There was a version of that question (“Are the Doobie Brothers Hall of Fame Worthy”) on Quora this morning. I answered it there and wanted to share my answer here. [Read more] “like, whoa, do the doobie brothers belong in the hall of fame?”

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what is the beach boys’ best album?

WHAT IS THE BEACH BOYS’ BEST ALBUM? For most people, that’s an easy answer: Pet Sounds. But for aficionados of the group, it’s a tricky question that requires clarification. Fans would want to know does the question refer to the best album attributed to the Beach Boys or to the best album actually created by the Beach Boys as a group. [Read more] “what is the beach boys’ best album?”

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the stairway to heaven leads to gilligan’s island

IN MAY 1978, a record by a group with a rather silly name was released in the San Francisco Bay Area. After making a splash in that market, radio stations around the country picked it up for their playlists. Had things been left to themselves, the record might have been a really big hit record. [Read more] “the stairway to heaven leads to gilligan’s island”

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captain beefheart appreciation 101 (son of sun zoom spark)

I DON’T REMEMBER DREAMS. Even a few minutes after I have been awakened by one of them, they immediately start slipping away. If I want to remember a special dream, I have to lug my scrawny behind out of bed—and I sleep on a futon on the floor and getting up from the floor when you’re 67 ain’t always a given—and write it down. [Read more] “captain beefheart appreciation 101 (son of sun zoom spark)”

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is camila cabello really more popular than the pope?

WHO LIKES THIS SINGER? was the question on Quora that someone requested I answer. When I opened the page, there was no other information, but there was a link to another page somewhere on the Internet. So I clicked it and ended up on YouTube, where I watched the linked video and a few others. [Read more] “is camila cabello really more popular than the pope?”