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Two Big Seven Bands in the Summer of 1991

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

The school season of 1991 finally came to a close. I had finished my seemingly excruciatingly long first year of college and Christi had finally graduated from high school. Her commencement cermony was held at the Nutter Center on Friday, May 31, 1991. I don’t currently have any really good photos of Christi actually graduating […]

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It was not long after our Summer 2000 trip to Myrtle Beach that it became rapidly apparent that the relationship that Lisa and I had been building for the past six years was coming to a close. I returned from the trip on Sunday, July 30 and the next day resumed my management training at […]

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Ex-Beatles, while often sharing songwriting credit with a partner, usually didn’t need to share lead vocal duties with anyone. John had his Yoko…and Paul had Denny Laine. Denny sang lead vocals on no less than six songs on various Paul McCartney and Wings albums, including one of my favorites, The Note You Never Wrote on […]

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MORRISSEY: Front and Center

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

I would have never guessed that when my friend Lance sent me home with his copy of The Smiths’ Louder Than Bombs cassette tape in 1988, that nineteen years later I would be shaking hands with the group’s lead singer. In fact, I would have been surprised at that prospect even one month ago. I wasn’t really […]

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A Tube Full of Yoko

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Say what you will about Yoko Ono and her involvement with the Beatles’ break-up, but I still say she’s one of the kindest of all celebrities when it comes to appreciating her (and John Lennon’s) fans. She has consistently been full of surprises in the dealings I have had with her. As a mega-Beatles fan, […]

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