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Jul 19 2017

RINGO STARR Birthday Tribute highlights!

We celebrated Ringo Starr's 77th birthday with a full set of his solo hits and some choice Beatles cuts.  Many thanx to my incredible band of stellar musicians: Bennett Paster (keys), Benny Landa (guitar), Anthony Babino (guitar), Steven Babino…

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May 24 2017

Defending My Defense Of Dave Dexter Jr!

Being a freelance writer in the internet age is not for the faint of heart.  The court of public opinion has grown wider and more vicious than ever, with “comments” sections full of self-appointed thought leaders skewering anything and anyone…

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May 3 2017

MESSAGE TO MILLENNIALS: LIVE MUSIC IS IMMERSIVE!

The news about the Fyre Festival disaster spread fast.  Hordes of unsuspecting millennials who were promised a luxurious "VIP music experience" in the Bahamas were simply cheated out of thousands of dollars, and left stranded on an island with bad…

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Feb 6 2017

CLASSIC BLOG - Sound And Fury: US Beatles Box Backlash (1.13.14)

Several days ago I wrote a blog about the backlash toward the upcoming Beatles "US Albums" box set. In short: the source audio for these CDs will be the 2009 remasters done in the UK at Abbey Road, and not…

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Feb 6 2017

CLASSIC BLOG: Sting's "THE LAST SHIP" review (5.22.14)

Being a Sting fan hasn't always been easy.  Haters love to tell you how pretentious and self-indulgent they think he is, and how his solo work lacks the fire and passion of The Police.  But I disagree: I love the…

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Sep 29 2016

The iPod Playlist That Got Away!

Sept. 29, 2016 

Last Saturday night I was doing a “private event” gig in Manhattan (aka “the city”).  I generally take the subway to city gigs; traffic and parking make the driving experience hellish, and my amp is light…

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Jul 27 2016

IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY...

July, 1996.  The Summer Olympics are being held in Atlanta, and my “private events” band is flown down by Swatch to play their massive event at the Hard Rock Cafe.  We are given all-access VIP credentials for the “Olympic Village,"…

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