This morning’s spin class was a themed ride, and I was going to be going regardless, but this certainly seemed like a fun theme that I was looking forward to. The set list started out with The Pointer Sisters “I’m So Excited” and it was a solid selection to kick things off. “It’s Raining Men”…
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I was introduced to The Go-Gos like most of the world through the music video for “Our Lips Are Sealed.” Because we didn’t have cable it was “Friday Night Videos” that brought the video into our living room. It would be a couple of decades before I got to see the band perform, but I…
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We are away on vacation. While it’s not quite the same sentiment, here are The Go-Gos singing about it.
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I am taking this idea from Dawn, who took the idea from somebody else who took the idea from somebody else. “Sarah specified just a few rules: 1) Be sure to note your first concert. 2) Bands you’ve seen as openers or as part of festivals count, but try to come up with 50 headliners…
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I have a cassette player for the first time in well over a decade. This thrills me more than you can imagine. I still have a large number of cassettes, even after going through and purging my collection years ago. I had been thinking of picking up a portable CD/cassette player for a while,…
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