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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.
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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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Second Chance Plays a Rooftop Jam
As mentioned previously, my family moved away in June of 1981. My father was reassigned to Montgomery Alabama. I could’ve gone with them but the band was taking off, my girlfriend had just graduated from high school and things were … Continue reading
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
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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Vinyl of the Month – Max Webster by Max Webster
You’ve probably never heard of Max Webster. I hadn’t either until I went to a Rush concert in June 1980 at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin Texas. I was a newly minted Rush fan and was excited to see … Continue reading
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.
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.
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged B-52s, Foghat, Genesis, grand funk, KISS, led zeppelin, rush, ted nugent, thin lizzy
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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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