ROUGH AND TUMBLE written by Ric Hickey On the rough and tumble baby, On the road back home On a rough and rocky road, traveling alone, from dusk to dawn On the rough and tumble baby, On a trail thru the trees Soon walk thru your door, set my suitcase on the floor, hold you close to me On the rough and tumble baby, On my way back home to you I was cuffed, roughed up, they stole all my stuff, And relieved me of my dignity too On the rough and tumble baby, I was rolled by the

GOD GAVE YOU NOTHING   written by Ric Hickey Shut your mouth. Open your ears. What you’re talkin’ about poisoned the air ‘round here. You the leader of the free world, Now it’s a little less free God gave you nothing He didn’t intend for me Think of your daughter, sister and mother. How you took their voices and their rights, saw to it they were smothered A man is only good as his word God gave you nothing He didn’t intend for her bridge: God gave us nothing but each other Th

I first discovered KISS in 1976 when I was 9 years old. Immediately I gravitated to lead guitarist Ace Frehley , so much so that I asked my parents to buy me a guitar for my birthday. Even as my age barely cracked double digits, it was clear to me that Ace was in a league with the best guitarists of his era. I challenge anybody to name one axe slinger from the mid-1970s that could smoke Frehley. (Here’s a clue: Blackmore stands alone). Though I knew this innately, I was also

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It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings. I haven't seen you in a dog's age. I wasn’t born yesterday. Six in one hand, half a dozen in the...