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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


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


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


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...
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Mar 11, 20221 min read


MY CAREER IN RECORD STORES - Part 4
Magnolia Thunderpussy. The name alone was enough to make you want to walk to Columbus backwards on your hands. Just one of many Columbus,...
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Mar 4, 20224 min read


600 SECONDS WITH WAYNE'S BRAIN
* This interview originally appeared on themusicroom.com in 2014. Special thanks to Tony Keefer! Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips...
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Feb 25, 20228 min read


KING EDWARD: Thoughts on Van Halen part 3
I didn't go to a lot of parties in high school and I could probably count on one hand how many I actually attended. It may sound like...
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Feb 18, 20224 min read


KING EDWARD: Thoughts on Van Halen part 2
It was only in retrospect that anyone ever considered Diver Down to be a divisive record in the Van Halen catalog. I was 15 years old in...
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Feb 11, 20222 min read


MY CAREER IN RECORD STORES - Part 3
1985 brought with it the arrival of the first CDs. Originally they were packaged in the long box blister packs and all of us at Record...
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Feb 4, 20225 min read


KISS Unmoored and "Unmasked"
I was 12 years old when this album came out 42 years ago today on May 20, 1980. In my young mind, KISS could do no wrong. In retrospect,...
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Jan 28, 20222 min read


RAY DEAN JAMES - My Life chapter 5
This is installment #5 from my Dad's life story, taken from a 30-page document he wrote in 1999 and added to here and there until the...
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Jan 28, 20224 min read


KING EDWARD: Thoughts on Van Halen part 1
"Eruption", Edward Van Halen's signature, was actually the first thing I ever heard by Van Halen, as WEBN had their debut LP in heavy...
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Jan 26, 20222 min read


RAY DEAN JAMES - My Life chapter 4
This is the 4th installment of my Dad’s life story. He wrote 30+ pages back in 1999, adding and embellishing a few more stories in...
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Jan 21, 20223 min read


TODD RUNDGREN: A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren's fourth LP A Wizard, A True Star was released on Bearsville Records on March 2, 1973. At the time of its release in 1973,...
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Jan 14, 20224 min read


MY CAREER IN RECORD STORES - Part 2
During that first Christmas season of working in the mall back in 1984 I was exposed to many different kinds of people, music, and...
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Jan 7, 20226 min read


LAST TIME I SAW PAUL
Last time I saw Paul, We got low but we stood tall We did shots, Smoked a lot, But we did not fall As I recall, Last time I saw Paul We...
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Dec 31, 20212 min read


TWO WEEKS IN ALCATRAZZ: Spring Break 1986
I had graduated the previous June but my best friend, bandmate and brother from another mother Christopher David was in his Senior year...
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Dec 24, 20218 min read


RAY DEAN JAMES - My Life chapter 3
This is the 3rd installment of my Dad's life story, taken from a 30-page document he wrote in 1999. Before he passed in 2015 he added a...
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Dec 17, 20213 min read


RAY DEAN JAMES - My Life chapter 2
This is the 2nd installment of my Dad's life story from about 30 or so pages that he wrote in 1999. He lived until 2015 and added a few...
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Dec 10, 20213 min read


MY CAREER IN RECORD STORES - Part 1
My 17th birthday was in August 1984. That was the same month when I saw Frank Zappa in concert for the first and only time in my life. I...
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Dec 3, 20216 min read
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