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: rock
2026 Kids Who Rock Camps
I just spent the last two weeks working with kids, 9-17 years old, teaching and creating music. I am a Board Member of the Kids Who Rock nonprofit organization and also a Camp Leader and Music Instructor. I teach Bass … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged band, bands, books, camp, kids who rock, KidsWhoRock, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, reviews, rock, summer camp, writing
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Kids Who Rock Announcement
After volunteering as a music instructor for two years, I am excited to announce that I have taken a Board position with the Kids Who Rock nonprofit organization. As the Director of Grants and Fundraisers, I will be focused on Grant … Continue reading
Posted in Music, retirement
Tagged bass, camp, donation, drums, grants, guitar, instructional, kids, KidsWhoRock, Music, rock, teaching
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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
Posted in Album of the month, Life in General, Music
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 – 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
Posted in Album of the month, Music
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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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
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged austin, Austin Auditorium, Austin municipal auditorium, concert, concerts, frank erwin center, LIFE AS BAND MEMBER, mississippi, Music, rock, youtube
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My Life as a Band Member – Second Chance plays KHS
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. I wish we had captured some video from those band days but luckily my brother Johnny was taking photography … Continue reading
My Life as a Band Member – the start of Second Chance
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. Spring 1980 rolled around and I was back home in my room that I had left 4 months before … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE AS BAND MEMBER, Life in General, Music
Tagged 1980s, AC/DC, central texas college, Ellison high school, John Sturgeon Photography, judas priest, killeen, killeen high school, led zeppelin, montrose, Music, rock, rush, second chance, ted nugent, University of Southern Mississippi
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Battle of the Bands – LEAF
This is the continuation of a series of posts – select Category LIFE AS A BAND MEMBER to read in sequence. I learned many songs from Dennis but the first two songs that LEAF actually played publicly as a band … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE AS BAND MEMBER, Life in General, Music
Tagged band, battle of the bands, blue oyster cult, BOC, dominance and submission, fort hood, Gibson Les Paul, guitar, high school, high school band, LEAF, live-music, memoir, mini memoir, Music, music center, My first band, news, reviews, rock, secret treaties
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Retirement Ain't Easy 