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Tag Archives: Music
Blues Music Day
Blues was a big part of my soundtrack growing up. From Johnny Adams to Johnny Winter (there’s probably someone who starts with Z, but they’re not coming to mind), my parents were into all of it. One story my dad … Continue reading
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Tagged Elvin Bishop, Family, Memories, Muddy Waters, Music, Paul Butterfield, Recognition Day
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Karoake Day
I have never sung karaoke. I consider this a public service. The closest I get to karaoke is singing when I’m alone in the car, and these days I spend half that time coughing after cracking on a high note. … Continue reading
Disco Day
I was too young to go to discos and dance to Chic and the like. (By the time I was of age, dance venues were called clubs, and I hewed to New Wave.) I’ve talked before about Mrs. Sturgis, my … Continue reading
Hole in My Bucket Day
I have talked before about my fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Sturgis, and how she emphasized music that school year. All the teachers at my grade-school did this, but most of them handed out the music books and just played an accompanying … Continue reading
Tap Dance Day
When I was in grade school, I took dance and gymnastics lessons. I don’t remember how the lessons broke down; I think it was 10 minutes of warmup, then 15 minutes each of tap, ballet, and tumbling, with shoe changes … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballet, Dance, Family, Music, Recognition Day, Writing
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Goth Day
I’m pretty sure that when my husband sees that it is Goth Day, he will assume it’s a celebration of the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe. But that’s not why we’re here. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Fashion, Life, Music, Recognition Day, Small Towns
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Roadie Day
Most of the bands I was involved with personally were not yet high-profile enough to have roadies. Fellas carried their own guitars, stashed drum kits in their own vans, etc. (Unless you count the USC marching band, which did have … Continue reading
Stars and Stripes Forever Day
I don’t know where it comes from, but I am a sucker for patriotic marches, and I would argue that this one is the grandaddy of them all. It’s rousing, it’s fun to play, and as far as I know, … Continue reading
45s Day
For a long, long time, records were a big part of my life. My parents had gobs of 33s—so many that my mother commissioned a friend to make her a piece of furniture to serve the dual purpose of holding … Continue reading
Eight-Track Day
As a child of the 70s and 80s, I remember exactly two eight-tracks in my family home, and they were not mine, so I have no idea what they were, only that there were two of them and we could … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, Family, Music, Recognition Day, Technology, Writing
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