Subscriptions within Subscriptions

One thing you will probably find out about me as I write this blog, is that I love music and I am a big fan of The Beatles and lots of artists that are connected to them in various ways. Being a big Beatles fan, there are two things that I was excited about today. One is that Ringo Starr is supposed to be interviewed by Russell Brand on Sirius/XM radio today. That was exciting because one thing we actually have a subscription to is Sirius/XM radio - through my mom's car. I used to log in to the website and listen online too, but haven't done that in years. Today, I tried to log in and was rejected numerous times for having the wrong password. After some calls to my parents to figure out what was going on, I was logged in, only to see that nowadays, there is an extra subscription fee to have the ability to listen online. It was annoying to me that, even though we have a paid subscription, now there is an extra subscription to be able to get that feature. It's a shame that now in order to enjoy things we buy, there are generally all these extra subscriptions and services you would have to pay for, usually on a monthly basis, just to get it to do something it once did anyway. It seems like that's the trend lately, with games where you need to buy add ons, and apps that want you to buy extensions.

The other exciting thing today is that James McCartney, Paul McCartney's son, is going to be on David Letterman tonight. James has been doing more and more recently. He put out his first EP a while ago, and has since put out a full length album and has done numerous shows in the UK and US. This will be his US television debut though - on the same stage where his dad has his US television debut - the Ed Sullivan theater in New York. That's a pretty cool fact that I actually just realized. I haven't actually heard much of James's music, but I am excited for him and looking forward to seeing him on the show tonight. At least that will be easier to get.