Category Archives: music

I WANNA BE HIM by Peter Nolan Smith

July 2, 2015 – 7:19 am

A good percentage of the spam cluttering my email inbox are ads for penis enhancements. The rest range from Viagra and porno to baldness and obesity cures. None of them are very sophisticated, since they are aimed at bald fat man with sexual issues. I’ve had a good sex life, although not this year. I’m […]

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FATHER / Great Society

June 21, 2015 – 10:39 am
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Joy Division USA Tour 1980

March 24, 2015 – 2:22 pm

32 years ago New Wave rockers across America were excitedly anticipating Joy Division’s May 1980. The Manchester band was scheduled to appear at Hurrah in New York for three nights. None of us were expecting to hear the news of the singer’s suicide on the eve of his departure. Ian Curtis was dead. He had […]

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Space Vulcan

March 5, 2015 – 7:17 pm

No one ever better. Even singing. Only two country songs were on CBGB’s juke box. One of them was RUBY DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN. By Kenny Rodgers, but I love the Spock version. To hear RUBY by Leonard Nimoy, please go to this URL

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Poppers ReDux

February 5, 2015 – 8:24 pm

Jan. 2 1979 Suicide was headlining CBGBs. The duo weren’t for everyone, but the screaming fury of Alan Vega and monotonal drone of his keyboard player Martin Rev were an effective remedy for a long holiday of drinking, especially if the holidays were not ready to call it quits. My hillbilly girlfriend was in West […]

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