Monthly Archives: August 2011

On the Cover: Top 25 Best Cover Songs of the Last 20 Years

Posted on August 31, 2011 by zoomloco

Cover songs: we all love it when the neighborhood band plays one, but it’s hard to find them actually done well. But it occasionally happens. Here are my 25 favorite cover songs of the last 20-ish years. Just the last … Continue reading →

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Take Cover: Top Ten Bad Cover Songs

Posted on August 30, 2011 by zoomloco

I am compiling a list of what I consider the 25 best cover songs of the last 20 years. I will post it soon. But first, here is my “Top Ten List of Notably Bad Covers” of that same period. … Continue reading →

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…but I get up again: The Leadville 100 Trail Run

Posted on August 28, 2011 by zoomloco

Leadville 100, Mile 56. I begin to feel sharp pains in my stomach and have to stop cruising downhill, and instead alternate walking with shuffling. Mile 57, the pains intensify. I have to alternate keeling over with walking. Mile 58, … Continue reading →

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In this cold, cold Sea World…

Posted on August 25, 2011 by zoomloco

Sea World, along with Legoland and the Zoo (and its sister Wild Animal Park) are San Diego’s biggest tourist attractions. But do you want to pay $70 for Sea World as an adult? Doubtful. But I give you here the … Continue reading →

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