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A Ghost Made Me Write This

I did not know my paternal grandfather very well. That was partly due to geography, and partly due to the fact that he rarely spoke around me.
From The Stacks: The Beatles, ‘White Album’ (White Vinyl)

First let’s get the vinyl geeks out of the way: This is the 1978 white vinyl UK reissue of The Beatles, aka The White Album.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Paying The Price

Life ain’t cheap, and if yours is then somebody else is getting screwed. I’m sure there are exceptions to this, but for the most part I think this is true–your great deal comes at someone’s expense. Some examples are glaringly obvious–the pharmaceutical company gouging its customers, the CEO taking home hundreds of millions while his…
High-Priced Avocados: The Cure For What Ails You

Back in the stone ages, when newspapers were actually printed on paper, the day’s most important headlines appeared “above the fold.”
From The Stacks: The Fixx, “Stand Or Fall” (Picture Disc)

For two albums during the early 1980s, the Fixx were the business.
Deep Cuts: Songs For A Siesta

Who doesn’t love a good nap?
Siesta

I am sitting in a diner, listening to Miles Davis’s 1987 album, Music From Siesta. I was managing a record store in Savannah when this album was released three decades ago. Thirty years gone.
From The Stacks: Ken Nordine, ‘How Are Things In Your Town?’

You’re familiar with Ken Nordine. You might know you are, but you are.
Deep Cuts: 1968

The late ’60s come down to two years musically, and 1968 ain’t one of them.
When Gene Vincent Took A Shot At Gary Glitter

Race With the Devil