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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.
Tag Archives: Album
Album of the Month – Captain Fantastic by Elton John
Growing up I was exposed to music very early in my life as my mom and most of her sisters and brothers played an instrument. My Mom and Aunts played piano, my Uncles played guitar. So when we visited my … Continue reading
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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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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
Album of the Month – A Farewell to Kings by Rush
In the Spring of 1981, my post high school band Second Chance played my high school alma mater Ellison High School (EHS). At that point in Second Chance’s history we were doing a lot of Rush songs. Our set at … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, a farewell to kings, Album, Album of the month, cassette tape, ehs, Ellison high school, live music, Music, record album, rush, second chance, xanadu
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Vinyl of the Month – Mother’s Finest Live by Mother’s Finest
Pretty sure you’ve never heard of Mother’s Finest. If you have please comment. I had never heard of them until I was scouting for a gift for my best friend Bill in 1979. As I’ve mentioned before, Bill and I … Continue reading
PawPaw’s Vinyl of the Week – Captain Fantastic by Elton John
Growing up I was exposed to music very early in my life as my mom and most of her sisters and brothers played an instrument. My Mom and Aunts played piano, my Uncles played guitar. So when we visited my … Continue reading
Retirement Ain't Easy 