If you've been keeping track of the occasional asides I've made in this year's postings, not to mention the liner notes to Manger Things, you probably already have a handle on how I feel about 2016, a year in which rock fans lost so many great and near-great performers, many before their time. Not to mention the recent events since November 8. It's almost enough for me to want to simply leave you with this bit of cacophony for the holiday:
But no, we want to enjoy our holiday, even rock out, as has always been the overarching theme of this website. We want to thumb our nose at the idea that Prince's "1999" simply came 17 years late. And we want to go into the new year energized, because we can't afford not to. So take your cue from this ancient rockin' classic, and press on regardless. I wish you all a Merry Christmas in the most sincere possible way, not in the Fox News way that really means "fuck off" because your holiday celebration isn't the same as Bill O'Reilly's. Come back after the holiday, I'll still have some posts going into the new year so you can prepare for next Christmas.
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