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.
Category Archives: Life in General
Birthday Month Top 5 – Guitarists
These are my Top 5 Guitarist. Oh there are more I enjoy, Angus Young of AC/DC, Gleen Tipton and K.K. Downing from Judas Priest, Brian May from Queen, but these Top 5 had some amount of influence on me.
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged ace frehley, alex lifeson, billy gibbons, jimmy page, KISS, led zeppelin, rush, ted nugent, zz top
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Birthday Month Top 5 – Bands and Albums You’ve Never Heard of but Should Know
These are bands and their best albums that I’ve listened to over the years and am a big fan.
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Tagged american tears, Angel, black oak arkansas, manowar, New York Dolls, riot, spock's beard, the godz, the tubes
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Birthday Month Top 5 – Albums
Picking 5 albums is tough, so I did 10.
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged B-52s, Foghat, Genesis, grand funk, KISS, led zeppelin, rush, ted nugent, thin lizzy
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Birthday Month Top 5 – Songs
I couldn’t really pick just 5 songs. So here are my 10 favorite songs in no particular order.
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Tagged AC/DC, birthday month, black sabbath, chuck berry, Chuck e.'s in Love, grand funk, grand funk railroad, king's x, KISS, led zeppelin, Rickie Lee Jones, songs, ted nugent, top 5
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Happy Birth Month to Me
Guess what day it is? Its the first day of my birthday month. Last year I spent 31 days flashing my life before my eyes on Facebook. If you follow me on Facebook then you were privy to a chronological … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged AC/DC, bands, grand funk, grand funk railroad, KISS, led zeppelin, queen, rush, ted nugent, the tubes, top 5, zz top
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That 2nd shot is a doozy
Yesterday was, pardon my french, a shitty day. I got my second COVID shot on Sunday afternoon and it hit me like a [censored metaphor]. Wow it was the flu basically. Low grade fever, headache, achy body and tired as … Continue reading
Are you a hobby hopper?
I must confess. I am a hobby hopper. What’s that? It’s a person who has many hobbies that focuses on one for a period of time and then loses interest and moves on to another of his/her hobbies. The reason … Continue reading
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Tagged batman, Comic Book, guitar, gun, KISS, Lego, photography, recording studio, records, vinyl
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HELLO! HOORAY! LET THE SHOW BEGIN!
Where the hell have I been? I get emails occasionally of people finding this site and actually liking some of the posts. Wow! So I thought maybe its time to get back on this horse and giddy up. Why the … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life in General
Tagged covid, first dose, Omada, pfizer, texas, texas freeze
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Happy New Year?
Sure its a new year but today doesn’t seem like a cleansing start to something new and improved and enticing. Wife sick, went to Doctor, tested positive. I’m slightly sick. My 59 year old body is fighting it off somewhat. … Continue reading
Binge Reading, its real and its an addiction
I hate it when I binge read an author I’ve discovered and then I hit the end of their current story line or book in the series and I go through withdrawals. Ever get the author withdrawals? I did this … Continue reading
Retirement Ain't Easy 