Category Archives: Legend

The God Of Beer And # 4

December 7, 2012 – 5:23 pm

Bobby Orr and Andre the Giant. It’s a good thing that Andre’s hands are visible.

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Drummer Boy

November 16, 2012 – 10:34 pm

There are rock drummers and then there is Keith Moon. To hear the bare drums of Keith, please go to the following URL

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Letter To A Legend

October 23, 2012 – 4:38 pm

mr. cecil taylor I was walking down the street the other day and found myself engaged in conversation with the construction foreman renovating the house next to yours. Having worked in metal we spoke about scrapping rust from the ironwork on the stoop as well as our health. Both of us are in our early […]

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Whiskey A Go Go

October 22, 2012 – 7:13 pm

I saw this poster somewhere and thought, “How cool.” Th Whisky à Go-Go on the Sunset Strip was made famous by the mini-skirted DJ Rhonda Lane, who danced in a cage during Johnny Rivers’s set, thus giving birth to the go go girl. The Miracles scored a 1966 hit with GOING TO A GO GO […]

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Andre The Giant’s Posse

October 1, 2012 – 5:41 pm

Andre the Giant was a legend. His presence in the WWF gave the wrestling federation credibility. This man was bigger than big. The Giant was huge. One night I was working the ropes of Studio 54 and I spotted Andre at the back of the crowd. I opened the ropes and said, “Right this way, […]

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