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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 – Damned, Damned, Damned by The Damned
As I’ve said before, there were only two punk bands that I listened back in the Jurassic Era (1979-1982 for you kids). The Sex Pistols and The Damned. Damned, Damned, Damned was The Damned‘s first album, released in 1977 during … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, Alice cooper, Biloxi Bunch, Biloxi circle, cassette player, cassette tape, chevy, damned damned damned, feel the pain, fort hood, Monza, Music, neat neat neat, Nick Lowe, punk, punk rock, rock, stab your back, texas, the damned, vinyl
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Album of the Month – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
Growing up, I wasn’t a fan of Punk Rock. I had read about a number of Punk bands in CREEM magazine. CREEM seemed to cover more punk than mainstream bands at the time, and so I knew who the Sex … Continue reading
10 Bands I Wish I Had Seen In Concert (and still could)
Some of these I could still see in concert as they are touring still but most have called it quits. Led Zeppelin I remember where I was when I heard that John Bonham had passed away in 1980. Living in … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, band, bands, black sabbath, blue oyster cult, boston, concert, concerts, dallas, for unlawful carnal knowledge, led zeppelin, live music, Music, queen, rammstein, the scorpions, the tubes, van halen
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Album of the Month – KISS by KISS
My first introduction to KISS came through a CREEM magazine article entitled “I dreamed I was Onstage with KISS in my Maidenform Bra” by Jaan Uhelszki. I was mesmerized by the pictures. Who the hell were these guys. Months later … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, battle of the bands, Creem, Dressed to Kill, Jaan Uhelszki, KISS, Music, music center, strutter
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Bands I’ve Seen in Concert – 1985 to present
This is Part 2 of my list of concerts I have attended through my life. For Part 1 click HERE. Part 1 was up through 1984 when I graduated from college and moved to Dallas. Part 2 is 1985 to … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged concert, concerts, dallas, KISS, Music, music-news, texas
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5 Year Memorial for my BFF Dennis
As long as I can, I will continue to remember my best friend Dennis every year. Today marks 5 years from the day he passed away. I miss him. I miss texting jokes back and forth. I miss his sense … Continue reading
Posted in family, LIFE AS BAND MEMBER, Life in General, Music
Tagged death of a friend, dennis, guitar
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1982 Part 1 – Life Takes a Sharp Turn
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. Starting 1982 I was still living in my one room apartment. My college classes at Central Texas College (CTC) … Continue reading
Friends like my new song – I Want You To Know
Even Friends like my new song. Thanks Marcel!
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Tagged chuck sturgeon music, friend, friends show, i want you to know, indie artist, marcel, new music, youtube
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