Larry Russwurm<p><strong>Best Posts of 2024</strong></p><p>It is boxing week, again, where I try to highlight some of my best posts of the last year.</p><p>At the start of this year I trot out one of my pet peeves. In <a href="https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/02/17/summiting-everest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Summiting Everest</a>, you can easily tell that these people, who were once heroes in my mind, now occupy a much lower spot in my current estimation.</p><p>In <a href="https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/03/02/manufactured-battle-of-the-bands/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manufactured Battle of the Bands</a>, I suggest that Dire Straits and the Who seem poles apart in certain regards.</p><p>In <a href="https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/06/02/simple-rock-vs-prog-rock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simple Rock vs. Prog Rock</a>, I refute one of Gene Simmons asinine suggestions. He suggested that it’s harder to come up with his simple songs than the more complex prog rock.</p><p><a href="https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/08/17/selective-breeding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Selective Breeding</a> gives step by step instructions that could lead to a superhuman,</p><p><a href="https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/10/05/guitar-slinging/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guitar Slinging</a> looks at how rock artists sling their guitars and basses. So which style are you? Slung low or slung high?</p><p>Then finally in <a href="https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/11/16/november-2024-grab-bag-o-humour/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">November 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour</a>, we look at geographical swearing, a newish name for the Donald, and the largest democracy.</p><p>Wishing you and yours best wishes for the coming year.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/and-the-largest-democracy/" target="_blank">#andTheLargestDemocracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/best-posts-of-the-year/" target="_blank">#bestPostsOfTheYear</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/boxing-week/" target="_blank">#BoxingWeek</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/dawn/" target="_blank">#Dawn</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/dire-straits/" target="_blank">#DireStraits</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/everest/" target="_blank">#Everest</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/gene-simmons/" target="_blank">#GeneSimmons</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/geographical-swearing/" target="_blank">#geographicalSwearing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/guitar-slinging/" target="_blank">#guitarSlinging</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/prog-rock/" target="_blank">#progRock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/selective-breeding/" target="_blank">#selectiveBreeding</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/simple-rock/" target="_blank">#simpleRock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://larryrusswurm.com/tag/the-who/" target="_blank">#theWho</a></p>