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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Music Video for new release “Double A-R-P”
My country band, Sturgeon Country, has released another song today along with a music video to accompany it. Go check us out on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, etc. We appreciate your support.
I Bought a Guitar From Temu. Is it junk? Is it playable? Do I really need another guitar?
I took a chance and bought a guitar off of Temu, the Chinese site that sells stuff for dirt cheap prices. Is it junk? Is it playable? Do I really need another guitar? I went through the spinning of wheels … Continue reading
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Tagged #chibson, #guitarmusic, #guitarplayer, #playguitar, #retirementainteasy, #temu, #temuguitar, guitar, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy
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New Music Video for “Uncle John’s Catfish Pond”
My country band, Sturgeon Country, has released a music video for our current released single “Uncle John’s Catfish Pond“. The song is about family and childhood memories. Enjoy. Like and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Amazon $99 Guitar Kit Build
I recently bought a guitar build kit from Amazon. It cost me $99.99 and was in the body style of a Telecaster. I figured for $99 I couldn’t fail. So I built it. It is the STRICH DIY Electric Guitar … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazon, #electricguitar, #guitar, #guitarbuild, #guitarkitbuild, #hobby, #strich, #telecaster, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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New Single Release – Uncle John’s Catfish Pond
My country band, Sturgeon Country, has released another new song. This one is an ode to family and childhood memories. It’s available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms. It can be purchased at Bandcamp or iTunes.
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Tagged #applemusic, #bandcamp, #childhood, #countrymusic, #countrysong, #family, #itunes, #spotify, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy
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Sturgeon Country busy with new song releases
My band, Sturgeon Country, has been busy in the month of January. We’ve got two new releases to share. Both have music videos to accompany them. So here is those videos. Hillbilly Hootenanny is a newly written song that came … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #countrymusic, #countrysong, #musicvideo, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Happily Retired or …?
I’m wondering, after two years of retirement, am I happy or ….? I’ve got a few retirement tidbits to share in this video that may keep you from making the same mistakes.
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Tagged retirement, retirement ain't easy, social security, social security administration, SSA, youtube
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2026 New Years Goals
Health Goal – Lose 35 lbs Another repeat goal. *sigh*. A never ending story. One of these days I’ll get back into the groove where I lost 80 lbs and got down to my high school weight. Is 2026 the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, chuck sturgeon music, exercise, Life in General, Model Building, retirement
Tagged #chucksturgeonmusic, #modelmaking, #scalemodel, #scalemodelling, #sturgeoncountry, goals, health, health insurance, kids who rock, KISS, Lego, medicare, Music, new years resolution, retirement, retirement ain't easy, scale modeling, song from scratch, Song recording, songwriting, stress, stress relief, walking, youtube
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2025 New Years Goal Results
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that I set resolutions or goals every year and actually strive to meet those resolutions. I’m going to start calling them goals to satisfy the ex-Project Manager in me. … Continue reading
Sturgeon Country Releases New Songs
My band, Sturgeon Country, has released two more songs, in addition to the Christmas song, “Christmas is Special“. “Forever and a Day” was released on December 17, 2025 and “Me and Her, You and Him” was released on December 19, … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #applemusic, #bandcamp, #christmas, #christmasmusic, #christmassongs, #countrymusic, #itunes, #music, #retirement, #retirementainteasy, #retirementainteasy #retirement #music #christmas #christmassongs #christmasmusic #countrymusic #ai #aimusic #aimusicvideo #sturgeoncountry #christmasisspecial, #spotify, #sturgeoncountry, #youtubemusic, Music, retirement, youtube
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Retirement Ain't Easy 