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Guy G. Gorman

Aug 21, 20184 min read

Old Friends

This is somewhat less than half of my record collection. (That doesn't include CDs, cassettes [Yes, cassettes], 45s, 78s [Yes, those...

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Guy G. Gorman

Aug 11, 20182 min read

I Checked Into The Hotel California

I despised the Eagles back when I thought punk rock was going to save the world. I found their harmonies whiny. With the exception of...

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Guy G. Gorman

Jul 10, 20181 min read

The Power of "Yes and..."

Life offers us so many opportunities. We (I) often turn them down with an answer that starts out something like, "No but..." A positive...

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Guy G. Gorman

May 29, 20183 min read

I Walk the Line and The Genius of Johnny Cash

Rock critic Robert Christgau once wrote that Johnny Cash never wrote a really great song. That statement bothered me. Partly because on...

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Guy G. Gorman

Apr 3, 20186 min read

Donnie Iris is Rock and Roll!

A friend recently posted "Ah! Leah!" on his facebook page. Donnie Iris had slipped my mind for a while, so I went back and listened to...

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Guy G. Gorman

Mar 17, 20183 min read

Porky and the Cool Music!!!!!

As an early teen I'd see ads in the Pittsburgh Press for Porky Chedwick's oldies shows. My sensibilities were offended by this...

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Guy G. Gorman

Mar 10, 20182 min read

Thanks, Johnny!

I wore the music out of the grooves of L.A.M.F. by The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders' post New York Dolls band. I remember the first...

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