Nedra Talley Ross, the last Ronette, has passed away.
My favorite Ronettes single.
The stereo version nicely isolates Nedra and Estelle in the right channel.
A Wall of Sound Fade-Out
Fly Spirit of America Airlines
White House Reportedly Considers Using Spirit Airlines To Transport Troops as Part of Takeover
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-reportedly-considers-using-221622664.html
Who can forget what happened the first time Trump took over a bankrupt airline?
Prue Day + 2
Here’s a fun photo of Prue being very handy around the flat. This reminds me that I have a kitchen cabinet door in need of some adjustment.
Prue Day + 1
Yesterday was Prue Bury’s birthday. I would have noted it then, but I was waiting to hear back from her, and today I did. She’s been through a tough and tricky series of events, but she’s landed safely and is managing well.
A long time ago, I promised Prue I wouldn’t share this ad, but I’m gonna do it!
Her comment was that Pattie, being “more buxom,” would have been a better fit for a brassiere ad, but Prue got the job. Vidal Sassoon was standing nearby, having just cut her hair.
Underwater Overseas
A good discussion of Trump’s failure to understand international economics.
A good analysis of Trump’s going nowhere tariffs with China.
In December, Trump declared on social media that he had approved the controversial sale of advanced Nvidia H200 AI semiconductors to China, the very chips his Justice Department only 30 minutes earlier said were being smuggled to China, constituting a threat to national security.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/with-tariffs-stalled-trumps-china-policy-drifts-2026-04-21/
24/8 Beatles
There’s the live official Beatles audio channel on SiriusXM, and now there’s the live official Beatles video station on YouTube. So, if you don’t subscribe to SiriusXM, you can come here.