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“You Must Be the Fine Hairs”
“You must be the frown. You must be the reason all the lights go down” – The Gourds The phone doesn’t ring anymore. The texts stopped years ago. To be fair, she doesn’t even have a phone, and honestly I … Continue reading
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Tagged dementia, dementia sucks, Gin and Juice, Kevin Russell, Mom, Steeple Full of Swallows, The Gourds, This is Us
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“And When it Rains You’re Shining Down for Me”
“And I just can’t get enough. And I just can’t get enough” – Depeche Mode When I heard Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher passed away it reminded me that I went through a Depeche Mode phase in college. Granted, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Just Can't Get Enough, Martin Gore
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“With One Foot in the Past, Now Just How Long Will it Last?”
“Now, now, now, have you no ambitions?” – Tears for Fears Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith met as teenagers in England in the 1970’s and have been connected ever since with their band Tears for Fears. They have been through … Continue reading
“I’ve Got No Time for Talking”
“I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’.” – Buckwheat Zydeco I spent a few days in New Orleans recently for the Men’s College Basketball Final Four. My friend Chris had purchased two tickets when his name was selected in the annual lottery … Continue reading
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“Another Night in Any Town”
“You can hear the thunder of their cry.” – Journey “Ahead of their time. They wonder why.” The “thunder of their cry,” and “they wonder why.” Oh, the agonizing yearning of restless youth! Do you remember it? Was that you … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnel Pineda, Jonathan Cain, Journey, Louden Swain, Matthew Modine, Neil Schon, Only the Young, Toto, Vision Quest
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“Take Me Now, We Can Spin Around the Sun”
“And the stars will all come out.” – Foo Fighters I’ve seen the Foo Fighters in concert three times. I didn’t think much of them in the late 90’s when they first came upon the scene. I just thought – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, RIP Taylor Hawkins, Taylor Hawkins
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“Word, Gettin’ A Girl is Hard, It Ain’t Funny”
“Kangol don’t know if she want me or my money” – U.T.F.O. In 1987, I gave a blank Memorex cassette tape to a high school basketball teammate and asked if he would make me a copy of that album he … Continue reading