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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: KISS
Vinyl of the Month – Starz by Starz
Ever heard of Starz? Probably not. Starz is a New Jersey born band. I did not know at the time (until I investigated for this posting) but Starz was formed from three members of the band Looking Glass. remember them? … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, brandy, Creem, destroyer, fallen angel, featured, KISS, looking glass, news, pull the plug, starz, television, trivial pursuit, tv, vinyl, violation
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New Year’s Resolution Goal – create, record, and release a song into the world
I misspoke in my post regarding my NaNoWriMo Results. I said that during August I would create, record and release two songs into the world. Checking back on my New Years Resolutions, it was to create, record and release one song during the year. … Continue reading
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Tagged BMI, Corner Desk Studio, Evernote, guitars, KISS, KISS stuff, new years resolution, recording, recording studio, retroplex, songwriting, soundcloud, studio desk
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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. Billy … Continue reading
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 – Albums
Picking 5 albums is tough, so I did 10. Physical Graffiti- Led Zeppelin Jailbreak- Thin Lizzy Dressed to Kill – KISS Farewell to Kings – Rush Ted Nugent – Ted Nugent (with Stranglehold) Live – Foghat Love Gun – KISS … Continue reading
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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. She – KISS Highway to Hell – AC/DC Over my head – Kings X Kashmir – Led Zeppelin Reelin’ and a Rockin’ … Continue reading
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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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Vinyl of the Month – Angel – On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Ever heard of Angel? Most people haven’t. They were part of the Casablanca Records artist pool along with KISS. Like KISS they had a stage show and gimmick. They released 7 studio albums (one as recent as 2019) and one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, Album of the month, Angel, Casablanca, Creem, KISS, On Earth as it is in Heaven, vinyl
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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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PawPaw’s Vinyl of the Week – Dressed to Kill by KISS
Oh yeah, this album was the gateway to all things KISS for me. Dressed to Kill was KISS’ third album released on March 18, 1975. Prior to this album they had put out two albums in 1974, KISS and Hotter … Continue reading
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Tagged Creem, Dressed to Kill, Jaan Uhelszki, KISS, vinyl
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