Dean Olson

Dean Olson’s own contributions to StrongWriter including interviews, music, and articles.

DEAN OLSON – I Once Had Two Songs On Myspace

March 14, 2015 Dean Olson

Who knew? Back around Y2K, I was posting music on several internet music sites. I had forgotten about a lot of them, but MySpace pops in and out of my life and reminds me that one or two of my songs are floating out there in cyberspace. “Round We Go” is a love song I…

Eclectic Rhythms Band presents “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!”

December 19, 2013 Dean Olson

ERB here, bringing you heartfelt yuletide wishes and good cheer! This third most popular Christmas song was written in 1943 by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin. It was first introduced to us in the 1944 musical film Meet Me In St. Louis, where Judy Garland sings to her little sister to cheer her up on…

When Black Friday Comes (I’m Gonna Dig Myself a Hole!)

November 22, 2013 Dean Olson

BLACK FRIDAY does not seem to ever go away…and not only that, it is evolving into Black November! 2013 is starting to display even more online deals and “doorbuster” events before the sun comes up on Thanksgiving Day! And no doubt will creep into the rest of the week before you realize it……

We The People Celebrate Constitution Day!

September 17, 2013 Dean Olson

By Dean Olson On this day — September 17th, 2013 — you and I, as proud Americans, celebrate the 226th anniversary of the formal signing of one of the grandest documents ever conceived by human hands … The Constitution of the United States of America! Or as many have called it, the Supreme Law of…

Happy Declaration Of Independence!!

July 4, 2013 Dean Olson

Happy Birthday to the greatest country on the face of the earth. It took a massive effort to get this experiment underway known as the United States Of America. Every July 4th, we should take just a moment to pray for LIFE, LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, and that those ideals may live forever….

Adam Carolla On Luck (Prager University)

May 15, 2013 Dean Olson

A refreshing new professor just started his first course at Dennis Prager’s online university, and he is comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla. Course #1 is shown below, and it’s a pretty good one. However, I shook my head in disappointment when I saw the comments box on YouTube for this video. Adam has a pithy but valuable…

Billy Bragg on “How To” Write a Song?

April 22, 2013 Dean Olson

Billy Bragg has songwriting advice to offer. Or does he? This video shows the UK artist and ubiquitous left-wing socialist interviewing with Daytrotter.com/Seagate Creative. Okay, maybe I am getting bored with all the attention going to musicians and songwriters with this political bent. Sorry, people. The musical world has a rich history of their works….

Eclectic Songwriter Field Trip: Big Bear Fun Run / Top 10 Songs Written About a Car (Part 2)

April 10, 2013 Dean Olson

The people’s list of top ten songs written about cars. Thanks to all the people at the 2010 Big Bear Fun Run for their input….

Eclectic Songwriter Field Trip: Big Bear Fun Run / Top 10 Songs Written About a Car (Part 1)

April 8, 2013 Dean Olson

The Big Bear Fun Run is a major fund raising effort in the form of a car show held every year on the second weekend in August in the village of Big Bear Lake. On average, you can see about 400 classic vehicles at this exhibition. In 1982, a group of people who shared a…

Top 10 Songs About a Car (Eclectic TV Field Trip)

April 2, 2013 Dean Olson

One of the more popular field trips on Eclectic TV, even though Dean didn’t get any interviews on-camera!