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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
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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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
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Tagged concert, concerts, dallas, KISS, Music, music-news, texas
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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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Hello, I’m back – Bands I’ve seen in Concert pre-1985
I’m sorta back. I’m retired and this social media stuff started feeling like a job. Posting YouTube videos and blog posts weekly was just getting to be “WORK”. I decide to take a step back and just be retired. So … Continue reading
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Tagged austin, Austin Auditorium, Austin municipal auditorium, concert, concerts, frank erwin center, LIFE AS BAND MEMBER, mississippi, Music, rock, youtube
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Second Chance 2.0 Plays EHS
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. In early 1981, Howard’s family, at this point, had moved away and he was living on his own with … Continue reading
