Author Archives: Brock Shelley

A Christmas Story is awlful.

I think someone shot both of their eyes out.

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Book 18 of 2016: Last Dance at the Frosty Queen

6 word reaction: small town coming of age tale

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Tape Deck part 7: Santa You Know It’s True????

I learned that Santa wasn’t real when I found presents in the back of my parents’ closet. This revelation didn’t trouble me since either way I was still getting gifts. However, upon learning that the dynamic, Grammy-winning pop duo Milli … Continue reading

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Book #17 of 2016: Ant Farm

6 word reaction: Harvard Lampoon president before SNL writing

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Book #16 of 2016: The Silver Star

6 word reaction: 70s Mockingbird inspired story with Emus

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Cover Songs: So Many Hallelujahs

After my previous post I’ve done a deep dive on the almost limitless covers out there of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. Of course a large number are sub-par. And while many of them stem from the cover that made the song … Continue reading

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Book #15 of 2016: The Holy or the BrokenĀ 

6 word reaction: entire book about a great song

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Book #14 of 2016: Ladies & Gentlemen the Bronx is Burning

6 Word Reaction: Reggie, Murdoch, Cuomo, Son of Sam

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THE GOONIES is awful.

Why does the viewer always claim it’s the movie that didn’t age well?

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Book #13 of 2016: The Wordy Shipmates

6 word reaction: Puritans: beyond Thankgiving & witch trials 

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