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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: vinyl
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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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
Vinyl of the Month – A Day at the Races by Queen
Everyone knows Queen‘s hit Bohemian Rhapsody from their album A Night at the Opera, or perhaps We are the Champions from the album News of the World. But between those two albums there was A Day at the Races. An album that often gets overlooked. A Day at the … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – Hey Hey It’s the Monkees 20 Smash Hits by The Monkees
Before I had ever heard of the Beatles, I already knew who The Monkees were. The band was formed in 1966 originally as a fake TV band (a la Partridge Family) and they came into my living room every Saturday … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – The Godz by The Godz
You’ve probably never heard of them but The Godz are Rock and Roll Machines and they will tell you why in their song Gotta Keep a Runnin’. They will go so far as to suggest we are all Rock and Roll Machines. … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – Wired by Jeff Beck
It was a sad day when I heard that Jeff Beck had passed away. Literally a guitar Superstar. Was I a fan? I would have to say not really. I did not go out and buy his latest albums or … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, 8-track, 8-track player, Album of the month, alcoholism, best friends, blow by blow, drug addiction, DWI, high school, jeff beck, Mo-Ranch, texas state penitentiary, University of Southern Mississippi, USM, vinyl, wired
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Vinyl of the Month – Rock City by Riot
Riot, not to be confused with Quiet Riot, was a band from New York that formed in 1975. They put out their first album Rock City in late 1977. I saw Riot in a skating rink in Copperas Cove Texas … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, circus magazine, copperas cove, Fire Down Under, Narita, Overdrive, riot, Rock city, texas, vinyl
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Vinyl of the Month – The Partridge Family Album by The Partridge Family
Before there was my undying fandom that is KISS, before Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and many other rock and metal bands that I now listen to (that includes Slipknot), there was The Partridge Family. Well actually there was the Monkees … Continue reading
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