My Favorite Songs by Decade Recently, Gretchen and I were listening to our favorite DJ, Richard Blade, on our favorite radio station, First Wave, on SiriusXM as he interviewed The Cure’s Robert Smith, one of my favorite singers from one of my favorite bands. Gretchen can’t stand him. Richard asked him an interesting question and …
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Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s by Tom Doyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Man on the Run is an interesting biography of Paul McCartney and his family during the 1970s, as well as his band, Wings (one of my favorite bands of that decade). It is a long, thorough look …
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Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow! After reading this book, I've come to the conclusion that Roger Waters was one of the biggest assholes who has ever lived. He was/is a freakin' monster! A bully. A grouch. Never happy. Always has to be …
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Who I Am by Pete Townshend My rating: 2 of 5 stars Well, this book was a gigantic disappointment! I got it after seeing The Who on their 50th Anniversary Tour stopover in Atlanta. Pete was funny, engaging, a great musician and all around great guy. I've always admired him. I thought this would be …
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Two nights ago, we traveled from Chattanooga to Atlanta to see Joan Jett and The Who in concert and we had a blast! They were actually playing north of Atlanta in Duluth, in a place called the Gwinnett Center, where I'd been before. It's pretty nice. It's The Who's 50th anniversary tour and we'd never …
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The Grand Delusion by Sterling Whitaker My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Grand Delusion is subtitled "The Unauthorized True Story of Styx," and it's a comprehensive account of the band from its beginnings in 1962 to the present. As such, it's truly fascinating. However, the book is far from perfect. First of all, let …
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