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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: Music
Album of the Month – Powerhouse by American Tears
If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time you know that I do this Album/Vinyl of the Month Series. Once a month I choose an album from my collection and talk about when I bought it, where I … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, american tears, Music, powerhouse, retirement, retirement ain't easy, vinyl, youtube
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10 Albums From My High School Graduation Year-1979
A month or so ago I saw a YouTube post from a Mike at Hubtunes who posted a few videos with the theme called Rock & Roll High School – 5 Records From My High School Years. I liked the … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged 1979, AC/DC, B-52s, billy thorpe, children of the sun, high school, highway to hell, lovedrive, mother's finest, mother's finest live, Music, pink floyd, retirement, retirement ain't easy, Rickie Lee Jones, sammy hagar, the knack, the offenders, the wall, vinyl, vinylcollection, vinylcommunity, we must rebel, youtube
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My Music Results for 2024
In 2024 I released four songs to the public. I am, for better or worse, a music artist with an EP released. I am a BMI songwriter. My songs are registered through BMI. I distribute my music through Distrokid. This … Continue reading
Posted in chuck sturgeon music, Music
Tagged Amazon, apple music, BMI, Distrokid, happy song, i want you to know, iheart radio, itunes, love like that, Music, my retirement song, retirement ain't easy, spotify, streaming, youtube
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Vinyl Community Thread – #Winter
So, on YouTube there are a number of vinyl and CD “Tags” or “Threads”. These Tags/Threads are lists or questions put forth to the vinyl/CD community that you answer with items from your vinyl or CD collection. I participate in … Continue reading
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Tagged #cdcollection, #cdcollector, #recordcollector, #vinylcollection, #vinylcommunity, #winter, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, vinyl, youtube
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2024 New Year’s Resolutions Report Card
Its time to review my 2024 New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve been doing this for a number of years now. I always set some goals for myself that have to do with my personal creative side. These goals are self improvements … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Life in General, Music, retirement, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, blogging, Distrokid, memoir, Music, new music, new years resolution, overweight, recording, resolution, retirement, retirement ain't easy, spotify, streaming music, vlog, weight loss, youtube
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Album of the Month – Commodores Live! by The Commodores
If you had asked me before the summer of 1979 if I was a Commodore fan I would’ve adamantly declared “Hell No! I only listen to rock”. I have since expanded my horizons and enjoy all types of music, rap, … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, brick house, commodores live!, easy, funk, mo ranch, Mo-Ranch, Music, record album, retirement ain't easy, the commodores, vinyl
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2025 CD Tag
As a 5th grader (1971) I started buying 45s, you know, the singles, which I still have. As a teen I started buying vinyl (record clubs anyone?) and cassettes. Cassettes I mainly listened to in my car. I had installed … Continue reading
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Tagged 2025 CD Tag, cassette, CD, CD collection, compact disc, Music, records, retirement ain't easy, vinyl
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2025 Vinyl Soundtrack Tag for 2025
Another Vinyl Tag that lists 13 questions you answer using your vinyl record collection. Here is my response.
2025 Vinyl Tag
It’s time for the 2025 Vinyl Tag, a little early. This video answers 20 questions put forth to the Vinyl Community with regards to their vinyl collection. Enjoy.
10 Records or Songs That Changed My Life
Pretty bold statement that 10 records (12 inch or 7 inch) or songs could change a persons life. So I wouldn’t say changed…. maybe influenced is a better term. These are in somewhat of a chronological order: 1 Gimme Dat … Continue reading
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Tagged ...and then there were three..., Album, Album of the month, album-reviews, Alive!, american pie, andrew lloyd webber, Deep Purple, don mcclean, Genesis, gimme dat ding, hard-rock, I Think I Love You, ian gillan, jesus christ superstar, KISS, led zeppelin, Music, partridge family, rock, stranglehold, ted nugent, the pipkins, tim rice, vinyl, Wind and Wuthering
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Retirement Ain't Easy 