Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2020

Remembering Eddie Van Halen

Good Music and Good times

by Brian David Floyd

Eddie Van Halen died over a week ago. Like many people I had three things go through my mind. Damn. He was too young. Frickin’ 2020. Van Halen was one of my favorite bands growing up – both the David Lee Roth and the Sammy Hagar versions. Yes, I know that’s heresy to some fans, […]

Posted on Friday, August 28, 2020

Why Cobra Kai is Definitely Worth Your Time

by Brian David Floyd

When The Karate Kid sequel/spin-off Cobra Kai was first announced, I was very skeptical. And if I’m being honest, not all that interested. The original Karate Kid is one of my favorite movies. I didn’t like the idea of tampering with an iconic movie I loved. It’s why I’ve never watched The Next Karate Kid […]

Posted on Friday, August 21, 2020

10 Great High School Teen Comedies

by Brian David Floyd

When Robert Slawsby and I set out to write what would become The Class of ’87, we did so with very clear intentions in mind. We wanted to tell a story inspired by our teenage years in the 1980s while also invoking the humor and the fond memories of the high school comedies we loved. […]

Posted on Saturday, August 15, 2020

10 Essential Elvis Presley Songs

by Brian David Floyd

“What’s your favorite Elvis Presley song?” Being that I wrote a book titled Cloning Elvis, I’m probably a good person to ask that question. But as a pretty big Elvis fan that’s a difficult, if not impossible, question for me to answer. Yes, I do have my favorites, but at the same time when you’re […]

Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2020

3 Great Books by Jonathan Tropper

by Brian David Floyd

Jonathan Tropper is an author whose books very much inspired me during the writing of Last Wishes. I even told my cover designer to create something similar to a Tropper cover, and I believe she did a great job. According to Jonathan Tropper’s Wikipedia page: The themes of his books appear to stem from his […]