New Blog Post (only 13 months since my last one leave me alone)

I was this many years old (picture me counting on my fingers) when I found out Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend” came from the 60’s song “(You) Got What I Need” by Freddie Scott. I have listened to “Just a Friend” a countless number of times and had zero idea. Hearing “(You) Got What I Need” as I walked into my neighborhood coffee shop yesterday completely blew my mind. I have a...

The World’s First Spin-Artist

The world's first spin-artist was the person who after getting bird-pooped on, convinced a group of people it was “good luck.” Inversely, the first sucker in recorded history was the man who coined the phrased “don’t piss on my leg and tell me its raining.”  Deep thoughts you get here on ol' recordandwhiskey.net. I don't have a playlist to share with y'all this time around, but I can...

Music to Start Our Week Off Right (aka Why are Sunday’s So Depressing)

I’m sure there are others I’m missing, but the biggest lie I ever bought into growing up was that using the balls of one's feet to go up the stairs would improve one’s vertical.  I still can’t jump for sh!t. I'm sure you came here looking for more but that's it. I've been thinking about this a lot the last few days and needed to get it off my chest. 15 year old me had limited athletic...

Something Something More Playlists (aka Two Posts this Week I’m crazy for this one B’)

Dateline Saturday August 13th.  Only three more weekends until college football is back (I know there is college football the weekend of the 27th but it’s only a few games and Tech isn’t playing so for the purposes of this post be cool and roll with me okay).  That Labor Day long weekend is my favorite of all the long weekends (shout out the organized labor movement having a birthday at...

Who Doesn’t Love A Cover

Welcome back to recordandwhiskey.net, your source for political opinions for randomness.  I guess.  I kind of ran out of things to say a year and a half ago, but I’m back bayby.  For however long I have until the crippling self-doubt, writer’s block, and lack of content kicks in and then it’s RIGHT back on the shelf haha 😊 One thing I’m going to do differently with...

Let’s have a toast for the …

Hi there reader.  How’s it going? You look good. It has been a minute.  Yeah, I know I know I should have reached out sooner but …. LiFe aMiRiTe? I don’t have to tell anyone still reading this, but I have not been what you would call a good “blogger” these last few months.  I think I underestimated how much this blog served as a substitute for work during the last few months of...

Flava(rite) In Ya Ear

I start off with an apology – the question I asked on Facebook about everyone’s favorite album (I am mostly doing away with the pretense that people outside my social circle is reading this but if you do not know me and are reading this and want to say hi drop me a line) was extremely mean. It was mean because of how difficult the question really was. As my buddy pointed out, it is like...

Hey Now, you’re an All-Star

Now Playing: Outkast “Stankonia” Now Drinking: Balcones Mirador (sponsor me you whiskey cowards!!!) Lyric (verse) o’ the day:   Too much workin'll make your back acheToo much trouble'll bring you a heartbreakToo much gravy'll make you fatToo much rain'll ruin your hatToo much coffee'll race your heart tickToo much road'll make you homesickToo much money'll make you lazyToo much...

Stop, Collaborate, and Listen…

I saw a kid bicycle into a fence today*.  How’s that for a lede?  Welcome to the second post, but first introductory post to this little blog experiment of mine.  I am under no false pretenses that my opinion is wanted, or needed, in the gumbo known as the internet, but as long as I am enjoying myself and a few of you all are reading, what is the harm?  At the very least I...