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Thoughts On My First Trip to Ireland

Ireland is one island I’ve always wanted to visit, and it, its history and its people didn’t disappoint

Jul 28, 2024

Thoughts On My First Trip to Ireland

Jul 28, 2024

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The Role of Transportation in Enjoying a Concert

Last month I attended two concerts with vastly different transportation options that impacted my enjoyment. What concert promoters need to…

Jul 5, 2024

The Role of Transportation in Enjoying a Concert

Jul 5, 2024

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Why Gary Numan’s “Cars” is My #1 Transportation Song, And What It Says About LA

Photo by me from Cruel World Festival 2023

May 12, 2024

View of the stage. Black and white photo taken from the audience perspective.

May 12, 2024

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One of the Godfathers of Punk Rock Was An Arab American

How The Inventor Of Surf Rock Started A Revolution Thanks Ro Some Help From Arabic Roots

Mar 23, 2024

One of the Godfathers of Punk Rock Was An Arab American

Mar 23, 2024

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Why I’m a Film Noir Junkie

The attraction. It’s magnetic. I didn’t know why. I resisted it because I just want to be happy. And to be surrounded by happiness. Or at…

Oct 15, 2018

Why I’m a Film Noir Junkie

Oct 15, 2018

“Cape Fear”: The 1991 Film Is A Prescient Warning Against The Current Rise of Christian…

Dangerous Christian Nationalism is on full display in Max Cady

Aug 10, 2024

“Cape Fear”: The 1991 Film Is A Prescient Warning Against The Current Rise of Christian…

Aug 10, 2024

The Assassination Attempt On Trump And What It Means for U.S. Democracy

This awful act may be one of those moments in history that is the final break towards a new paradigm in U.S and world history

Jul 13, 2024

The Assassination Attempt On Trump And What It Means for U.S. Democracy

Jul 13, 2024

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The Anti-Noir Profoundness of Watching Kraftwerk On LA’s Bunker Hill

Kraftwerk Gave Me Hope for the Future of Los Angelss

Jun 6, 2024

Walt Disney Concert Hall. View from the street.

Jun 6, 2024

Nuclear Waste Is The Most Dangerous Homeless Problem In the United States

Apr 7, 2024

Nuclear Waste Is The Most Dangerous Homeless Problem In the United States

Apr 7, 2024

Robot Racism? Yeah, It’s A Thing

Jan 30, 2024

Robot Racism? Yeah, It’s A Thing

Jan 30, 2024

Randy Smith

Randy Smith

This is my pen name. I write random musings about our semi-dystopian world, pop culture and nerdy things like transportation, film noir and music.

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