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.
Tag Archives: Music
New Single Release – Uncle John’s Catfish Pond
My country band, Sturgeon Country, has released another new song. This one is an ode to family and childhood memories. It’s available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms. It can be purchased at Bandcamp or iTunes.
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Tagged #applemusic, #bandcamp, #childhood, #countrymusic, #countrysong, #family, #itunes, #spotify, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy
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Sturgeon Country busy with new song releases
My band, Sturgeon Country, has been busy in the month of January. We’ve got two new releases to share. Both have music videos to accompany them. So here is those videos. Hillbilly Hootenanny is a newly written song that came … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #countrymusic, #countrysong, #musicvideo, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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2026 New Years Goals
Health Goal – Lose 35 lbs Another repeat goal. *sigh*. A never ending story. One of these days I’ll get back into the groove where I lost 80 lbs and got down to my high school weight. Is 2026 the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, chuck sturgeon music, exercise, Life in General, Model Building, retirement
Tagged #chucksturgeonmusic, #modelmaking, #scalemodel, #scalemodelling, #sturgeoncountry, goals, health, health insurance, kids who rock, KISS, Lego, medicare, Music, new years resolution, retirement, retirement ain't easy, scale modeling, song from scratch, Song recording, songwriting, stress, stress relief, walking, youtube
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2025 New Years Goal Results
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that I set resolutions or goals every year and actually strive to meet those resolutions. I’m going to start calling them goals to satisfy the ex-Project Manager in me. … Continue reading
Sturgeon Country Releases New Songs
My band, Sturgeon Country, has released two more songs, in addition to the Christmas song, “Christmas is Special“. “Forever and a Day” was released on December 17, 2025 and “Me and Her, You and Him” was released on December 19, … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #applemusic, #bandcamp, #christmas, #christmasmusic, #christmassongs, #countrymusic, #itunes, #music, #retirement, #retirementainteasy, #retirementainteasy #retirement #music #christmas #christmassongs #christmasmusic #countrymusic #ai #aimusic #aimusicvideo #sturgeoncountry #christmasisspecial, #spotify, #sturgeoncountry, #youtubemusic, Music, retirement, youtube
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Sturgeon Country – a new country band
Good news, YouTube has recognized my country band’s @SturgeonCountry channel as an Official Artist Channel (OAC). You’ll be able to listen to any song releases there as well as view any music videos and other content. Check it out (click … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #christmasisspecial, #countrymusic, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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50 Years since the release of KISS ALIVE!
Today, September 10, 2025, celebrates 50 years since the release of KISS ALIVE! I’ve been a fan since Dressed To Kill but this was the album that kicked things to the next level for KISS. Celebrate this day!
It’s Time for a Life Update. What’ve I Been Up To?
It’s been some time since my last post. I’m neglectful. During the month of July I’ve been busy with a music camp called Kids Who Rock. Every July, for two weeks, a free music camp is held for kids 8-18 … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Music, retirement
Tagged bass, kids who rock, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Retirement Update
In this video I provide a quick update on what I’ve been up to. This video includes a controversial subject – A.I. – and my opinion as it applies to being creative with music.
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Tagged #AI, #status, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Makin’ Music with EZKeys 2 Demo Part 6
In this video I review my song that I created from scratch starting with EZKeys 2. This is the final video in the series. This is Part 6. I have mixed the final version of the song and have distributed … Continue reading

