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Detention & Reading Retention
There were certain teachers at my high school that would not let you sleep in detention if you had to stay after class. Still others who...
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Jul 22, 20221 min read
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BRIEF ENCOUNTER: Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne & Ivy, 1995
Adam Schlesinger, Dominique Durand, and Andy Chase of Ivy Before Fountains of Wayne, guitarist Adam Schlesinger was in a band called Ivy....
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Jul 15, 20224 min read
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KISS at Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio - September 14, 1979
I was 12 years old when my Dad took me and two friends to see KISS on September 14, 1979 at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. It...
historydeletesitse
Jul 8, 20225 min read
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KISS in '96 = Led Sabbath for the Undiscerning Masses
I've been a KISS fan since 1976. My favorite era will forever be that first run by the original line up, spanning from 1973 to 1979. I've...
historydeletesitse
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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31 AVA QUOTES from Spring 2022
1. Get it together, man! 2. I love the hairs in your nose. 3. Sometimes I just love the bones of your body. What about the bones of your...
historydeletesitse
Jun 24, 20222 min read
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ON THE SPOT (Curse of the Bottle)
Got an empty bottle from the alley Burnt a candle, dug a hole When the moon went back behind the clouds You dug it up and found it full ...
historydeletesitse
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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BIG TRIP Chapter 3
This year marks the 20th anniversary of a cross country solo road trip I took in 2002. When we left off at the end of Chapter 2, I was on...
historydeletesitse
Jun 10, 20224 min read
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The Ghost Bear of Signal, Ohio
The full moon reflected in the floodwaters of Stone Shoulder Creek The cat was in the hayloft, hungry as Hell How soon he could resume...
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Jun 2, 20226 min read
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BRIEF ENCOUNTER: Backstage with Michael Leonhart & Jon Herington
Michael Leonhart's Hotel Music LP is funky chill out lo-fi analog experimental ambient Space Rock trance noise. The vinyl pressing was...
historydeletesitse
May 27, 20222 min read
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BIG TRIP Chapter 5
Twenty years ago in the spring of 2002, I drove around the country by myself for six weeks. Here is another installment from the journal...
historydeletesitse
May 22, 20224 min read
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BIG TRIP Chapter 2
This month marks the 20th anniversary of a 6-week cross country solo camping trip I took in 2002. All alone over 5,600 miles through 17...
historydeletesitse
May 13, 20228 min read
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BIG TRIP Chapter 1
This month marks the 20th anniversary of a 6-week cross country solo camping trip I took in 2002. All alone over 5,600 miles through 17...
historydeletesitse
May 6, 20225 min read
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GOING PUBLIC WITH OUR LOVE
We’re going public with our love Kept it quiet quite long enough I heard what your husband said, there’s a price upon my head I might...
historydeletesitse
Apr 29, 20221 min read
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NEW YORK DOLLS: Lookin' Fine on Television DVD
Lookin’ Fine On Television opens with an endearing interview excerpt from so early in the New York Dolls’ storied career that they seem...
historydeletesitse
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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ACE FREHLEY: Goofball Savant - LIVE in Lawrenceburg, Indiana March 12, 2022
By any normal standard, this concert was a train wreck. Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley confidently commandeered the Lawrenceburg...
historydeletesitse
Apr 15, 202211 min read
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ROBYN HITCHCOCK: Love From London
Like a pirate winking behind his eye patch, it’s hard to tell when Robyn Hitchcock is pulling your leg. Over the course of a career...
historydeletesitse
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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THIS WILL BE THE ONE
For Christopher and William This will be the one No one wants to sing When one of us is gone Cuz the trio was our thing Maybe it's morbid...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
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MEETING PEARL JAM IN 1992
March 29, 1992 Because I had made plans to attend the March 30th Pearl Jam concert with someone else, my girlfriend at the time insisted...
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Mar 25, 20224 min read
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RAY DEAN JAMES - My Life chapter 6
When I was in fifth grade we moved to 1332 Main Street, just across the alley from the elementary school I attended. Schools I would...
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Mar 18, 20225 min read
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Bugs Funny
I was listening to Jazz legend Eric Dolphy today when I had a revelation: Love and appreciation for Bugs Bunny is like an immortal cosmic...
historydeletesitse
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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