Congrats to Rudy Barrientios, @lataco.bsky.social's Taquero of the Year! A very inspiring read.

Record of the Day: Sticking with the classics today

Not an antitrust attorney, but I am confident that Trump's DOJ Antitrust Division won't pursue anyone who shows proper fealty to the dictator. That said, I wonder if the impetus behind this comes from the small market crybaby cheapskates who'd rather complain than compete.

Tuesday on KXLU! The Lunch Brigade with Reverend Dan Holiday Show! Tuesdays Noon - 2pm pst, KXLU Los Angeles 88.9fm & kxlu.com.

Born 90 years ago today: Frederick Albert Heath, better known as Johnny Kidd, backed by Pirates on his way to this UK chart topper before his untimely death in a 1966 car crash. youtu.be/kM2WIi396Go?...

BOTD, 1940: Chi Lites lead singer Eugene Record, who died in 2005. youtu.be/koiSiWLq3ds?...

Twelve Nights of Christmas sign-offs, # 9: a recitation of Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit From St. Nicholas," courtesy of Ralph Carney. #1001CoverSongs Song # 72: youtu.be/1hz1EIpfvLY?...

Jim Hiller is giving off the vibes of that disciplinarian vice principal from "The Breakfast Club."

Los Angeles goal! Scored by Andrei Kuzmenko with 01:19 remaining in the 2nd period. Assisted by Mikey Anderson and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles: 1 Columbus: 2 #CBJvsLAK #GoKingsGo#CBJ#CBJ

KUZMENKO! El Rey de Siberia injects a little bit of life into a mopey Kings team; Columbus still leads 2-1. #GoKingsGo

American food safety could be headed for a breakdown www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/a...

Will Smith tried to start one but everybody got mad at him

Jonathan Demson, who died last month, was a quiet champion of justice. I can attest to what Jen Hansen wrote in this Daily Journal obit: I have clients who are at home enjoying Christmas with their families because of Jonathan's winning appellate work. www.dailyjournal.com/article/3888...

BOTD, 1937: Alvin Robinson (d. 1989). youtu.be/ANt5Bmh8qys?...

Twelve Nights of Christmas sign-offs, # 8 is a different type of instrumental: Jackie & the Cedrics combining two great tunes in one, with "Silent Night Rumble." (F.X. Gruber & Fr. Mohr, meet Link Wray). #1001CoverSongs Song # 70: youtu.be/VMGulnYesS8?...

Twelve nights of Christmas sign-offs, post # 7 is make-up session, because I fell asleep last night watching the Laker - Clipper game without posting anything. Gripping basketball! Anyways, here's Lloyd Glenn's slinky sleighbell instrumental: youtu.be/GBoM6O7Z3M4?...

Happy to report that my Division III alma mater has kept USC's lead to under 20 at halftime. #GoSlugs

BOTD, 1934: Hank Crawford (d. 2009). youtu.be/On8FY2acNrU?...

BOTD 96 years ago: Singin' Sammy Ward (d. 1996), who recorded a number of sides for Motown in the label's early days. youtu.be/yYC7IKZTe9U?...

Munetaka Murakami to the White Sox?!? Perhaps the Dodgers are focused on Kazuma Okamoto, or they're not lining up a replacement for Max Muncy until '27? www.mlb.com/news/munetak...

Happy 82nd birthday to Geno Washington! Here he is with the Ram Jam Band, singing a version of "Michael (the Lover)" by the C.O.D.'s. #1001CoverSongs Cover Song # 69: youtu.be/T7IOeH3wYAw?...

Happy 83rd birthday to Carla Thomas! youtu.be/7jmFF_c4P6k?...

Last glimmer of twilight at El Porto.

Some day this jetty may have waves; just not today.

It's not just that this post makes me nostalgic for a baseball era that predates my birth, it's that America's premier sports mag used to run articles by Steinbeck. cc: @johnholland.bsky.social

BOTD, 1933: Jamaican record producer Leslie Kong, who cut the 1st sides by Cliff & Marley, and produced Dekker's international hits. Here's his production of Ken Boothe's version of the Mungo Jerry hit "In the Summertime." #1001CoverSongs Song # 68: youtu.be/Bewtzu03HKs?...

Just setting up the nativity scene for Christmas

Tucson ! Tonight ! At @larosatucson.bsky.social La Rosa! Los Tangiers supporting Shannon & The Clams. Showtime 7:30pm ! See ya there!

This morning's Manhattan Beach surf report: mushy at high tide.

Kazimir Malevich, redacted

BOTD, 1947: Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright (d. 2015). youtu.be/dnqxbdnzlhw?...

Happy 68th b-day to birthday twins @wattfrompedro.bsky.social and @billybragg.bsky.social! If the Minutemen made the younger set reconsider Steely Dan, it was for our own good. #1001CoverSongs Song # 67: youtu.be/UPWN6gZq9cQ?...

Happy 68th birthday to b-day twins @billybragg.bsky.social & @wattfrompedro.bsky.social! Here's Mr. Bragg's rendition of a Sam Cooke classic. #1001CoverSongs Song # 66: youtu.be/nVJRkZpGSWY?...

Happy 86th birthday to Kim Weston! Best known for her "It Takes Two" duet with Marvin Gaye, her 1968 "This Is America" LP is a front to back scorcher, including this version of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Patrick Gilmore. #1001CoverSongs Song # 65: youtu.be/_AheA4qwpso?...

12 nights of Christmas sign-offs, # 6: for those of you who are done with work or school for a short while, here's "Christmas Vacation" by the Descendents. "You took a vacation into oblivion” youtu.be/8kSaUZ9maNU?...

Tonight on KXLU: Music For Nimrods, "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Radio Show!": Zappadan Continues! Featuring the 1971 Montreux Casino show and the annual Zappadan rant from Gerry Fialka! Listen late Friday, early Saturday, 3am-6am pst, KXLU Los Angeles, 88.9fm & kxlu com.

If your Friday nights are lacking a particular melody, may I offer the following by James Brown. The Bomb Shelter will return next Friday night, December 26, at 8 pm Pacific time on KXLU. youtu.be/wKWjWfcP-lE?...

Happy #burritoday from KXLU Los Angeles 88.9 FM & KXLU.com! Starting in 1983 by KXLU DJ & newscaster Matt Matich (aka Brother Matt), it became an officially declared holiday in Los Angeles complete with proclamation by Mayor Tom Bradley 40 years ago today!

Demolisten has begun broadcasting its abbreviated show for the week on 88.9 fm KXLU in Los Angeles & kxlu.com. LMU basketball begins at 7, so there will be no Bomb Shelter tonight.

The multitalented bassist and photographer Milt Hinton died 25 years ago today at the age of 90. Behold his version of "Over the Rainbow, from The Wizard of Oz movie. #1001CoverSongs Song # 64: youtu.be/xuGAi1V4UnQ?...

Happy #WorldMerzbowDay and birthday to Masami Akita, aka Merzbow. Only seen him perform once, at the Swiss Institute in NYC in December 2002 (over twenty years ago! jeez), where I apparently met the incredible @stoopzpoomz.bsky.social for the first time. www.swissinstitute.net/2001-2006/Ex...

"Groucho Marx plays God" and "Jackie Gleason drops acid" are but two factually correct descriptions of "Skidoo," an Otto Preminger farce that premiered on this day in 1968. youtu.be/6m8RW6XwZcI?...

BOTD, 1918: Professor Longhair (d. 1980). Heard here putting his stamp on a Hank Williams classic. #1001CoverSongs Song # 63: youtu.be/BQwZEbPSEM8?...

Birthday Party bassist Tracy Pew would be turning 68 today. He died in 1986. youtu.be/mW1MCF80zQo?...

12 Nights of Christmas sign-offs, # 5: "Mr. Santa's Boogie," by tge Marshalls. "I don't have to fill my stockings, Bring my baby back to me." youtu.be/Nf_TV_x21P8?...

In '82 my pops took me to see "Night Shift," a largely forgettable movie save for this exchange between Winkler & Keaton: You bet on football? No, I never bet on a game where the ball bounces funny. My dad laughed uproariously to the point of tears, weeping, "It's so true!" Rams - 30, Seahawks -30.

Happy to eat all my doomer words alongside a cheese sandwich. #GoKingsGo! (Not rescinding my desire for a coaching change or a grudge against Rantanen).

STFG can has been Corey Perry NOT cost the Kings the game with a stupid penalty? #GoKingsGo

Happy 60th birthday to @mick-collins.toot.community.ap.brid.gy ! Here's a Dirtbombs cover of Curtis Mayfield, with a wee bit of Bauhaus thrown in. #1001CoverSongs Song # 62: youtu.be/GoUb8ZfuyoQ?...