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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Eric Burdon and War, ‘The Black-Man’s Burdon’

By James Stafford on December 5, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Deep Cuts: Snow Songs

By James Stafford on December 4, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Sassafras, ‘Wheelin’ ‘N’ Dealin”

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From The Stacks: ‘The Sinatra Family Wish You A Merry Christmas’

By James Stafford on December 1, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

Cartoon Saturday: Jerry Fielding, ‘The Gauntlet’

By James Stafford on November 30, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Black Friday Special: Photos From the 1980 Sears Christmas Catalog

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11. Hey It’s Good To Be Back Home Again

By James Stafford on January 12, 2011 • ( 5 Comments )

Finding a road into South Carolina has been tough.  It should not be so difficult.  The interstate medians are wide there, and the traffic is light.  But those are the wrong roads, […]

10. Loose Nut

By James Stafford on December 26, 2010 • ( 3 Comments )

Henry Rollins is right. I should end this post right there, but that would be nowhere near narcissistic enough.   Over the past week I’ve been reading Smile, You’re Traveling, which is probably […]

9. The Cutout Bin

By James Stafford on December 16, 2010 • ( 9 Comments )

Texas was a blessedly short adventure.  We were only there for nine months or so before my father took a job in South Carolina and we were off again.  Not much grows […]

8. You Can Check Out Any Time You Like

By James Stafford on December 14, 2010 • ( 11 Comments )

Shortly after Independence Day 1976, we moved to Texas and reunited with my father. A new state, a new town, a new school. It didn’t take long to meet all of the […]

7. Your Dreams Were Your Ticket Out

By James Stafford on December 2, 2010 • ( 13 Comments )

After my father left we moved again, this time to a small rental home not too far from our old neighborhood. I didn’t have any interest in another round of fights just […]

6. Just For One Day

By James Stafford on November 22, 2010 • ( 18 Comments )

Life continued in the Chicago suburbs. My baseball skills improved, and I started holding my own in fights. I made a best buddy. We’d play Evel Knievel and Hot Wheels and listen […]

5. Show Me the Way

By James Stafford on November 13, 2010 • ( 6 Comments )

Manilow Madness aside, I did my best to be the manly son my father wanted. I joined the Cub Scouts. I played Little League and flag football. And the thing is I […]

4. My Dark Confession

By James Stafford on November 13, 2010 • ( 5 Comments )

I was hoping to never think about this, much less write about it. This is such a dark corner of my past that I’ve done my best to expurgate it from my […]

3. When Am I Gonna Come Down?

By James Stafford on November 13, 2010 • ( 7 Comments )

The Montgomery Ward Bargain Basement was a frequent destination in my early childhood. My father was a repairman for Wards at the time – one of those guys who drove a van, […]

2. School’s Out Forever

By James Stafford on November 13, 2010 • ( 8 Comments )

Not all of the flotsam from my father’s childhood drifted into my grandfather’s fireplace. When he was a boy growing up in his small mountain town, he struck a deal with the […]

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