Monthly Archives: November 2010

Stolen Beauty

November 7, 2010 – 8:45 am

“No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.” Oscar Wilde

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24 Songs

November 6, 2010 – 6:34 pm

In 1956 The Teenagers scored a big hit with WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE thanks to Frankie Lymon’s high tenor. The producer from Gee Records lifted the publishing credit from the three young men and the two surviving Teenagers were awarded ownership in 1992, however four years later the Court of Appeals overruled the […]

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Excerpt from WHEN FAT MEN FLY

November 6, 2010 – 6:02 pm

My failures of German 101 and Multivariable Algebra in 1971 destroyed my chances of graduating ‘magna cum laude’. I worked nights at a discount chain next to the Quincy Shipyard. My best friend from store lived up the street. Wayne’s second-story bedroom accommodated a bed, table, two chairs, a sofa, black-and-white TV, and a stereo. […]

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SEA BREEZE / Frankie Lymon

November 6, 2010 – 4:51 pm

Famous people lead fast lives. Frankie Lymon achieved success with The Teenagers’ first single, 1956’s “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”. The youthful hustler from Harlem had his way with prostitutes and older women. He penned the hit song with two bandmembers based on a teenage girl’s love letters. A host of hits rocked the […]

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Cream – The Clearout

November 4, 2010 – 9:29 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-FodABDSVk

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