I am so excited! Yesterday my son Greg and my daughter-in-law Kelly, a young, dog-less couple, walked into an Animal Care Center in Harlem, and walked out with their new puppy, Ruckus Herman, an 8-month-old, 30-pound pit bull-and-whatever mix! The proud parents say he’s a real sweety, and that on his first day home, he snuggled up
Strangest thing: We were down at Burying Hill Beach earlier this week, and Beagle Man reached back with the Chuckit and flung a tennis ball far out into the water, as usual. Of course, I dove in to swim and get it. Duh. Now the water’s starting to get a little cool, which doesn’t bother
This sense of deja vu I’m feeling? I kind of had it when I met little Vera on the beach in Montauk, but it really hit me big-time this morning when I was horsing around at Burying Hill Beach with this young pup named Griffin. And then it all came back to me: Remember last winter,
Hey, Ricky here. And I gotta say, Beagle Man’s really left you guys hanging. First he promises you a report card for Kemba back during the duck dog’s birthday week (“Coming soon” he says — on August 17th!). Then he goes off on his “Favorite 300 Songs Ever” tangent for four posts. Seriously, is he the
Yes, I know it’s not Monday. Thanks. All right: Time to wrap up and break down My Favorite 300 Songs Ever . . . By Decade: 1970’s: 62 1980’s: 58 2000’s: 57 1960’s & 2010’s: 52 1990’s: 15 1950’s: 4 Year with Most Songs on the List: 2011:
Coming Wednesday: The Top 100! Yup, that’s what I promised on Monday! (Wait? It’s Friday? Hey, c’mon. This is a blog. It’s not like . . . science.) * Each song’s previous rank is listed in parenthesis 100.The Last Worthless Evening / Don Henley / 1989 (85) 99. Texas On My Mind / Pat Green / 2001
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* Each song’s previous rank is listed in parenthesis 200. Ain’t Dead Yet / Sonia Leigh / 2011 (55) 199. Hit Me With Your Best Shot / Pat Benatar / 1980 (200) 198. Gimme Shelter / Rolling Stones / 1969 (123) 197. It’s Only Love / Tina Turner & Bryan Adams / 1984 (114) 196.
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[Note from the Beagle Man: Once a year we move doggie matters to the back burner and turn to my other obsession, rock-and-roll. (Oh, yeah, there’s sports, too, of course. That’s pretty much it . . . that’s my life. A bit narrow, maybe . . . but works for me.) What follows is the
I couldn’t believe it when I saw the Marine Patrol four-wheel drive stop in the sand right behind our chairs. What the heck???!!! We just got our case dismissed on Monday, and here we were on Thursday, getting hassled again?? The officer got out and walked toward us with this arrogant, fake-cheery “How’s your day?” —
