Steve Eighinger

by Steve Eighinger Just think, in five months or so we’re likely to be complaining about how cold it is. So I don’t want to hear any negative remarks about July temperatures. Here are the day’s three thoughts to keep your mind off the thermometer. This is Vol. 8: 1. Happy birthday to actress Phoebe…

by Steve Eighinger Three more thoughts as we wait for baseball season to resume. For those keeping score, this is Vol 7: 1. One of the most overlooked female singing groups in rock’s modern era is the Honey Cone. Those girls gave us such classics as “Want Ads” and “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show.” Edna…

by Steve Eighinger “I should’ve been a cowboyI should’ve learned to rope and rideWearin’ my six-shooter, ridin’ my pony on a cattle driveStealin’ the young girls’ heartsJust like Gene and RoySingin’ those campfire songsWhoa, I should’ve been a cowboy…” — Toby Keith “I Should Have Been A Cowboy,” 1993 During my early years, I was torn…

by Steve Eighinger Three more thoughts as we inch closer to the dog days of summer. This is Vol. 6 of your Daily Dirt dosage: 1. Fifty years ago at this time I was preparing to enter my senior year of high school. These were the songs atop the Billboard charts that summer: A. “It’s…

by Steve Eighinger Three thoughts. One day. What a country! All of this in Vol. 5: 1. If you woke up today feeling there was nothing to be thankful for, consider what we were facing a year ago today: A. We were knee-deep in a pandemic that had cost many of us jobs, friends, relatives…

As we move through the dog days of summer, I hope you enjoy these three thoughts in Vol. 4: 1. The TV shows I miss most from the following decades: A. 1960s: “Gunsmoke,” which was billed as an “adult western.” I’m currently trying to rewatch all of the 600-plus episodes. There will never be another…

by Steve Eighinger Sit back, grab a snack and enjoy Vol. 2 of today’s three thoughts: 1. With the new James Bond movie set to premier in early October, who are your all-time favorite Bond girls? Here are mine: A. Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress): It was 59 years ago she dazzled us in “Dr. No,”…