All posts by Chuck Fager

Roll Over, Beethoven: Jerry Lee Lewis Is Here & There’s A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Upstairs!

Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock Pioneer and ‘Great Balls of Fire’ Singer, Dies at 87 Variety — Oct 28, 2022 By Chris Morris Singer-pianist Jerry Lee Lewis, the hell-raising, larger-than-life rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and latter-day country star, has died, according to a rep, Zach Farnum. He was 87. His death had erroneously been reported by … Continue reading Roll Over, Beethoven: Jerry Lee Lewis Is Here & There’s A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Upstairs! →

My Drag Confession, And An “Explainer”

NOTE/Confession: Halfway through reading the “Explainer” piece below, a suppressed memory broke through the mind fog: that of my own drag experience; and yes, bowing to the current fashion, I’m going to spill the sordid details right here. It was around 1990, on or about what the world calls Halloween, at a Friends meeting near … Continue reading My Drag Confession, And An “Explainer” →

New Climate Change Impact Forecast: Massive, Drastic, Inescapable — But (Not Necessarily) Apocalyptic

The New World: Envisioning Life After Climate Change [Excerpts] By David Wallace-Wells New York Times — 10/28/2022 Climate change has led to roughly 1.2 degrees Celsius of warming so far, making the earth hotter now than it has ever been in the long history of civilization. . . . We know what put us in … Continue reading New Climate Change Impact Forecast: Massive, Drastic, Inescapable — But (Not Necessarily) Apocalyptic →

Cartoon Therapy for the next-to-last pre-election weekend

Good Advice For the Day & The Season

[NOTE: I have no secluded cabin for refuge, but have long hunkered down at home in a manner close to what’s described below. Had two vaxx and three boosters. The beast has missed me so far, but with several near misses; it has hit many friends, and my close family more than once, including just … Continue reading Good Advice For the Day & The Season →