Gen X
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On my road with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at the Warner in Erie, PA May 12, 2025 I desperately wanted to go see Devo in Cleveland on May 11 but I am concert buddy-less. I mean my husband will go to shows… Read more
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The quest to see as many classic acts as possible continues with Daryl Hall and Glenn Tilbrook April 1 Warner Theater, Erie, PA As part of my quest to see as many older musicians as possible I saw Daryl Hall with special guest Glenn Tilbrook in April. This undertaking is not that easy where I… Read more
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DO PEOPLE “HANG OUT” ANY MORE? Hanging out on the hood of my friend’s car. Summer 1984 Remember hanging out? Sitting around? Shooting the shit? Gabbing? Pondering? Talking about everything and nothing at all? Do people even talk anymore? Like in person? Scrolling through nostalgia accounts on Instagram, looking at photos of young people from… Read more
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Let’s go back to 1979. Lately, for some reason I’ve been completely taken with the song Candy-O, which surprisingly was never released as a single. I’ve spent a good amount of time watching different live versions of The Cars perform this song. If you’ve read my previous work, or watched my YouTube channel, you know… Read more
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Donnie Iris and The Cruisers February 22, 2025 Robins Theater Warren, Ohio There’s just something about seeing a show in a smaller venue. I’ve seen my share of arena concerts; Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, The Moody Blues. Aretha Franklin at Radio City Music Hall. Saw a seriously spiritual… Read more
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It’s been a year and my obsession with The Cars hasn’t abated one bit. So after watching The Cars perform Just What I Needed on The Midnight Special for about the millionth time I am inspired to write about it in depth. Because as you already know I am obsessed. The Midnight Special was a… Read more
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Another take on the New Wave cred of my current favorite old band and a little review of the musical bounty of 1978. Here’s a topic that is adjacent to my obsession with The Cars: the music of 1978. I’ve hopped in the way back machine and have been reliving my past; specifically when I… Read more
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WHAT A SHOW! It captured a moment in time and the fun this band was having at the start of their amazing run. I just re-read for the second time the 1997 Goldmine article The Cars: Shake it Up, Drive It Out by Steve Roeser. I had read parts of it several months ago but… Read more
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On the anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer. Raise your hand if you pogo’d to Train in Vain. Or bounced your head and shoulders when you heard the opening riff of Should I Stay or Should I Go. Or got that thrilling feeling when you heard the sirens at the beginning of Police on… Read more
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Reading a really good newspaper K-Mart and Sears Malls Coffee shops and diners at those malls, where you could get a fantastic grilled cheese and a pickle. Good old-fashioned department stores like Lord and Taylor, Kaufmanns, etc. Shopping in general. The original Pizza Hut with the original pan pizza and jukeboxes, those textured red plastic… Read more
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