Retro Ramblings
Silver Eagle Saturday Nights
On Saturday nights, I followed Dad to the basement, the crack of the break shot and the hum of country music turning those Saturdays into the safest place I knew. …
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Retro Ramblings
Keep Your Feet On the Ground and Keep Reaching For the Stars
There are certain sounds that instantly transport you back in time. For me, one of those sounds is the voice of Casey Kasem echoing through the speakers on a lazy …
Retro Ramblings
A Weekend Wrapped Around One Song
Before music lived in the cloud, I stood under KMart’s fluorescent lights flipping through cassette singles, searching for the one song I could carry home in my pocket. It felt like choosing who I wanted to be. …
Retro Ramblings
Columbia House Was the First Subscription Service That Played Me Like a Fiddle
“Back then I thought Columbia House was the greatest deal ever made. Twelve CDs for a penny felt like I’d beaten the system, right up until they mailed me albums I never ordered and billed me like an adult. …
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Ringing in the New Year With MTV ’92: A New Year’s Special
In those years before I had a driver’s license, before I could pile into a friend’s car, blast the radio, and roam around town on New Year’s Eve like we …
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TNN Still Echoes In My Memories
There are certain things from childhood that settle into your bones, and for me, The Nashville Network is one of them. TNN was not just a TV channel. It was …
Retro Ramblings
When the Radio Airwaves Were Our Social Network
Back in the early nineties, before the internet had sunk its claws into every corner of our lives, there existed a magical window of time when the radio was more …
Retro Ramblings
When This Free Bird Got Grounded
Spring of 1994. I had just turned sixteen, and like most kids that age, I was riding high on a mix of newfound freedom and teenage defiance. I had my …
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What Every Red Hot Chili Peppers Fan Needs
For fans of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the connection to the band runs deep—beyond just their music. The iconic blend of funk, rock, and punk, combined with emotionally charged …
Retro Ramblings
Banned in the USA…And At Home
Back in the glorious year of 1990, I was twelve years old and finally starting to find my own way with music. I had grown up riding shotgun with my …