1984
Purple Rain
1984 was the year of Big Brother, the Apple Macintosh, the “Crack Epidemic“, and Purple Rain. Purple Rain, the title track to Prince’s Purple Rain soundtrack to Prince’s Purple Rain movie (whoa, recursive Purple Rain achieved), is considered by many to be one of Prince’s defining songs. The single release has been certified Gold, and the soundtrack album has been ce...[Read More]
Keyboard Cat Redux
The year was 1984 (oooh, how ominous!). The place was Spokane, Washington (oooh, how ominous again!). The man was Charlie Schmidt, the cat was Fatso, and the keyboard was Yamaha (the keyboard may or may not have actually been Yamaha). Charlie’s boredom got the better of him, and an unwitting internet meme was born. It was 23 years before Fatso met the Internet, long after he had already ...[Read More]