Trouble down on Wall Street, Daddy’s tryin’ to make ends meet,
Workin’ just to get the sack, make a friend but watch your back …
And so went the lyrics of a song I wrote and performed — once — back in 1968, at a show in Charlotte, NC. I said “once” because the club owner [...]
September 25, 2008
Categories: baby-boomer issues, baby-boomer news, personalities, social issues . Tags: Baby Boomers, bailout, Iraq, racial equality, Vietnam, Wall Street, women's rights . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Whenever someone thinks about The Fab Four, they’re either likely to conjure up images of four moptops behind guitars and a drumkit, Twisting and Shouting their music into the hearts of screaming young fans.
Others, though, come up with one or two basic images: John Lennon and Paul McCartney. And, more likely than not, [...]
August 29, 2008
Categories: John Lennon, The Beatles, baby-boomer issues, oldies adverts, personalities, rock memories, social issues . Tags: elections, Everly Brothers, Iraq, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, peace, television, The Beatles, Vietnam . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Man, it’s gettin’ harder and harder to look at that ol’ clock just above the RockDesk (and, wouldn’tcha know it? It’s the one place the cats don’t bother heeeere, kitty, kitty, kitty …).
Y’see, in seven days, yer Uncle Relic’s gonna be turnin’ the age-odometer one more mile. ‘Course, as most people do when they turn [...]
August 8, 2008
Categories: baby-boomer news, personalities . Tags: age, Baby Boomers, birthdays, Iraq, John Lennon, racial equality, Vietnam . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment