Williams also tackles serious subject matter fueled by lyrics written after her mother died, which is the kind of material that helped establish her devoted fan base in the beginning.

I deemed him worthy because he was the one with the most kitsch factor and, to tell the truth, because I still had fond memories of a New Jersey adolescence spent wearing too much eyeliner and listening to “Looks That Kill.”

Like many human beliefs, the fear of Friday the 13th isn't exactly grounded in scientific logic. But the really strange thing is that most of the people who believe the day is unlucky offer no explanation at all, logical or illogical.

Needless to say, skeletal equivalents notwithstanding, it is never good for people to run on their tiptoes.

King Kong, the legendary Louisville band, can be as misunderstood as its 50-foot-tall ape namesake.

Michael Blowen and wife Diane White launched Old Friends in 2003, following the much-publicized slaughter in Japan of 1986 Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand.

Good things can come from too much Derby Eve partying. Case in point: the Mint Jubilee Resource Center.

One part girlie, two parts tough, Natasha Speth spends her time doing two things she is passionate about: hair-styling and roller-skating — with a twist.

Occasionally, pop songwriters match strides with Bob Dylan and pen a line worth remembering, which happened, I think, in 1981 when Dan Fogelberg recorded his Kentucky Derby song, “Run for the Roses.”