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Deep Cuts: Ghost Songs
Deep Cuts: The Best of John Hughes
My generation is every bit as annoying about John Hughes movies as the Baby Boomers are about all of their Age Of Aquarius stuff, and with good reason. Hughes was a prolific […]
105. Giving Me Everything Inside and Out
My eighteenth birthday. The Army recruiters would begin calling as soon as my registration for Reagan’s draft was processed. The government wouldn’t trust me with beer for another three years, yet I […]
31. I Was Walking In He Was Walking Out
“Your tennis shoes are good enough. It’s just little league,” my father said. “It’s Pony league, and it says I have to have spikes.” I handed him the registration form and equipment […]
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