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Birthday observations upon this, my 34th:

The morning DJ on KKGO (an Adult Standards station here in L.A.) declaring Frank Sinatras No One Cares as an overlooked and underappreciated work. The unintended irony of his statement wasnt lost on me. I laughed out loud and the dog gave me a quizzical lookperhaps he just wanted a biscuit.

Picked up the new Saint Etienne yesterday (Tales...
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So the first birthday gifts have arrived in the form of items from my Amazon wish list including "Seven Days In Memphis" by Mr.Sandy Cohen himself, Mr.Peter Gallagher!
For a kitsch-meister like myself, the Wish List is a guilt-free way to collect all the shlock you want!

Upon first listen, this album immediately takes its rightful place next to David Hasselhoff's "Nightrocker", Don Johnson's "Heartbeat",...
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The internet hath proveth its use again as I found an hour's worth of vintage Paul Stanley stage banter today online.

As the proud owner of "Having Fun With Stanley On Stage" (a seven inch vinyl disc containing 15 minutes of choice Stanley-isms), I was mighty impressed with the 70+ minutes that was bestowed upon me...

Choice quote (as Sir Stanley was introducing "Love Gun"):...
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Because everyone loves a timeline:

1972 - I am born & my Dad upon hearing the joyous
news quickly runs over his lunch.

1978 - Assemble first mix tape and begin collecting
KISS records.

1981 - Impress intimidating sixth graders with the
ability to furnish them with homemade cassette copies
of my expansive selection of Lps.

1984 - First hear the Beatles and Syd Barrett....
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