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“Goin’ to Kansas City”
“Gonna get my baby one time, yeah, yeah” – Little Richard Stacey King was a constant in my life in the late 80’s. He occupied two-hour chunks of my teenage years between 1985 and 1989. I probably saw him play … Continue reading
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“Slippin’ and A-Slidin’, Peepin’ and A-Hidin'”
“Been told a long time ago.” – Little Richard Another vessel of my 80’s youth passed away unexpectedly recently. An endless bundle of high energy wrapped inside of a dog costume with an Oklahoma University basketball uniform, Kenny “Top Daug” … Continue reading
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“We Got Wayman, Billy, and the Boys”
I met Coach Billy Tubbs in 1984. I was 13 and he had just hired my dad to become an assistant coach for the University of Oklahoma men’s basketball team. At that time I was happy for my dad, but … Continue reading
“Now Tell Me…”
My first concert, summer 1984 with my Seminole crew watching an Aussie that had taken the pop scene by storm. Continue reading