Just Chuck
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I’m Chuck. I am retired as of December 31, 2023. I like playing guitar, listening to music, recording music, reading books and comic books, portrait and toy photography, writing and playing Pokemon Go. I don’t miss work at all.
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Album of the Month – Josie and the Pussycats Soundtrack
Why is the soundtrack from the motion picture Josie and the Pussycats the Album of the Month? What’s the story? No story, I just love this soundtrack and the movie. I LOVE this movie, I can, and have, watched into … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, CD, here and now, josie and the pussycats, kay hanley, letters to cleo, movie, movies, Music, Rachael Leigh cook, record album, records, Soundtrack, vinyl
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Music Memory – Renaissance Records
Wow, I found an old picture of the record store, Renaissance Records, in Killeen Texas I would go and get records from when the Post Exchange (PX) on Fort Hood didn’t have any good stuff. A used record store. I … Continue reading
My Life as a Band Member – Second Chance plays KHS
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. I wish we had captured some video from those band days but luckily my brother Johnny was taking photography … Continue reading
Retirement Ain’t Easy Merch
I’ve got a Retirement Ain’t Easy Zazzle store if you are interested in some Retirement Ain’t Easy Merchandise. Great gifts for the newly retired or the soon to be retired. Currently we have coffee mugs, travel mugs and beer steins, … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Life in General, Product, retirement
Tagged beer stein, coffee, coffee mug, merchandise, retirement, retirement ain't easy, retirement gift, travel mug, zazzle
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2024 New Year’s Resolutions Q1 Report Card
It’s time to review my 2024 New Year’s Resolutions. This is my 3rd year of doing this. At the beginning of each year I set five personal goals for the year and see if I can complete them. I grade … Continue reading
Blog Rebranding – Retirement Ain’t Easy
Please note: I have rebranded this blog to match my YouTube channel as they are getting to be one and the same lately. The new URL is http://www.retirementainteasy.com. The current URL should still forward to this new one but you … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Vinyl of the Month – Secret Treaties by Blue Oyster Cult
This month’s Vinyl of the Month is Blue Oyster Cult‘s 3rd album, Secret Treaties. There is a good story behind why I chose this album to be Vinyl of the Month. That story is captured on my YouTube channel – … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, blue oyster cult, retirement, retirement ain't easy, secret treaties, vinyl, youtube
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My Life as a Band Member – Second Chance 1.0
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. After all the practicing in a garage for months, Second Chance version 1.0 (Me, Dennis, Steve, Mick and Howard) … Continue reading
My Life as a Band Member – the start of Second Chance
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. Spring 1980 rolled around and I was back home in my room that I had left 4 months before … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE AS BAND MEMBER, Life in General, Music
Tagged 1980s, AC/DC, central texas college, Ellison high school, John Sturgeon Photography, judas priest, killeen, killeen high school, led zeppelin, montrose, Music, rock, rush, second chance, ted nugent, University of Southern Mississippi
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