Bruce, now Neil?

Okay, so I've broken down and done a Bruce cover. I guess I should break down and do a Neil Young cover, although it is funny to play a Neil Diamond song whenever someone asks me to do a song by Neil. Most people don't get the joke. I don't really do any Neil Diamond songs, although Cherry, Cherry should be one. It's bound to get people to sing along.

The Neil Young cover I think I'm going to do is Old Man. I heard it on the radio this morning and figured I could put my own twist on it. Do you have any suggestions? Are you aware of Neil Young's connection to Rick James, of Super Freak fame? If not, look it up. It's kind of funny and involves the US Navy.

After pondering the way so many people refer to celebrities by their first names, like Neil, or Jerry, or Jewel, or Dido, I think I'm just going to start going by Mark. Sure, it would be hard to tell me from the other Marks, but hey, if Neil can do it, why can't I? I know several Neils and several Jerrys and several...well, there's goes that argument. I did notice once while reading the linear notes from a Dido album (the Dido album?) that there were entirely too many people involved with that album that went by one name. There should be a limit. Why hasn't that issue come up in the presidential debates?

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