The Steely Dan 64 Project, Song 1
[NOTE: The Steely Dan 64 Project represents my ranking, in order of my personal preference, of the 64 songs released by Steely Dan during their “classic” period (1972-80). These links will connect you...
View ArticleSwanShadow Gives Thanks, Volume 17: Global Pandemic Edition
Who knew, right? Anyone who says that they accurately predicted at last Thanksgiving the worldwide horror the calendar would call 2020 CE is peddling a falsehood. None of us saw this coming. Many...
View ArticleSwanShadow Gives Thanks, Volume 18: Emerging From the Silo Edition
So, yeah… this pandemic has been, and continues to be, a thing. But here we are. A year ago, we were all pretty much locked down, shut in, and wondering if or when we would ever be able to resume some...
View ArticleSwanShadow Gives Thanks, Volume 19: Viva Las Vegas Edition
By any measure, 2022 has been a year of change and transition at Casa de Swan. Including a wholesale relocation of Casa de Swan. Plus… well… other things. At the beginning of the year, the Pirate...
View ArticleSwanShadow Gives Thanks, Volume 20: Double Decades Edition
Be honest now, who thought I’d still be doing this 20 years later? Seriously, who even thought I’d still be doing anything 20 years later? Never bet against your Uncle Swan, o ye of little feathers....
View ArticleSwanShadow Gives Thanks, Volume 21: Winning Blackjack Hand Edition
Twenty-one — an ace plus a face card or 10 — means a win in blackjack (or at worst, a tie or “push”). In Texas hold-’em poker, the same hand might have great potential (especially if the face card is...
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