Hi everyone! Well, it’s been an interesting week. I’m finally back to work full-time so the holidays are over. The little one is officially a daycare kid. And ABBA is releasing new music 40 years after their last album. Whaaaaaat? Anyone who knows me knows I’m a sucker for late-70s pop culture, whether that be sports, TV, movies, or music, so hearing two great new songs from Sweden’s greatest exports (sorry, Alfie) got me all worked up yesterday. I just love it when news drops of a new album from an older generation band. New Journey? Sign me up! Iron Maiden getting ready to unleash Eddie once again? Bring it on! Angus Young is going to start pulling his pants down during concerts again? Ah, well… ok, I guess if I want new AC/DC stuff, I have to accept some wrinkly Australian butt. ABBA creating a bunch of hologram versions of their 1979 selves and taking them on tour? Awesome! Call me a nerd, call me a dinosaur… whatever; I’m over 40 now, so I don’t have to take any s#!t from anyone claiming their favorite bands are cooler. Let the kids listen to Cardi B and Drake, I’ll take my 1970s legends, thank you very much.

Of the two new songs released yesterday, my favorite is “Don’t Shut Me Down”, truly a callback to ABBA’s heyday. It sounds remarkably similar to what they were doing over 40 years ago, which considering these four are all in their mid-70s now, blows my mind. The title of this song is my segue to this week’s new article from the last day of March 1977. The Cleveland Barons were basically a lame duck franchise by this point, all but assured of dying a quick death once the calendar turned over to April. I don’t think one member of the Barons expected the team to not be shut down. The Philadelphia Flyers were in Cleveland to basically kick the Barons’ collective asses to the curb, but something truly stunning happened that night. The Barons didn’t lose! The Barons fought the Bullies off! The fans (a better than average 10,000+ in fact) actually came out to wish the team well. So, this article from the Elyria Chronicle-Telegraph is all about that final home game of 1976-77, which turned out to not be the final home game in Cleveland Barons history. While ABBA refuses to be shut down, the same couldn’t be said for the old Barons, who, as you all know, officially died in 1978. You can read the new article right here.

Thanks for coming by and enjoy the Labour Day long weekend! Until next time, stay gold!