The SFB

Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.

Rich Stadium

  • The Grateful Dead and Long Lost Friends

    Feeling a little nostalgic and sentimental. And wondering where the hell thirty years have gone? As usual, I am late.  I have to work very hard to undo a decades old habit that I inherited from my lovely mother of always running late.  I am getting better….. so… Thirty years ago on June 30, 1995, Read more

  • Remember when your friends were in bands? And when bands played house parties?

    I miss the tribal communal musical adventures of my misspent youth. Many things lead to the demise of radio, and the entire musical landscape. Many people who are way more expert than I have written about it.  But here are the things I think contributed and they are all connected. -Loss of free-form radio stations Read more