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Totem The One, Part 16
20 years ago, the Bay Area was in the middle of a severe drought. There was no use complaining about the lack of rain. Better just to go out and enjoy the dry weather. Indeed, Van Morrison's warm, mature ballad, "Have… -
Creek Destiny, Part 12
"Lemme go to the show," begs Tessa. 20 years ago, just before my family left S.F. for Honolulu, my brother and I saw a double-bill of Kingdom Come and Warrant at The Fillmore. We were able to get up front, and I was … -
Totem The One, Part 15
20 years ago, on July 14, 1989, Exodus, who had just come off of the Headbangers Ball Tour, played a homecoming gig at The Fillmore in San Francisco. This is where they filmed the video for "Toxic Waltz." Other songs w… -
Totem The One, Part 14
Released in early 1979, the Scorpions' Lovedrive originally featured an album cover picturing a couple in the backseat of a car. Between the guy's hand and the woman's breast is a stretch of gum. I remember seeing this… -
Wireworld Gold Eclipse Jumpers, Part 3
In the Fall of 1993, 15 years ago, Iron Maiden released the disappointing A Real Dead One. This live album featured performances which took place from 1992-3. However, many of the songs also appear on 1985's Live After… -
Totem The One, Part 13
20 years ago, Eddie Money's "Walk On Water" was kind of inspirational. You see, if you went to Lowell High School, you were always told that you couldn't do it, couldn't get the right info, couldn't achieve anything. "… -
Totem The One, Part 12
In June of 1983, The Police's Synchronicity shot to #1. As school got out, but before we went to Hawaii, I bought the album from Record Factory on Geary. I have to say, this was the first album I felt compelled to figu… -
Totem The One, Part 11
In high school, I used to get on at the Civic Center station. When I looked at all the working stiffs in their "professional" attire, I felt so small. When I went off to UC Santa Cruz for college, I didn't frequent the… -
XLO Signature 2-5.4, Part 3
Now and then, an audiophile will ask me about a certain musical genre, and I'll cite a few examples. Recently, a few audiophiles have been interested in heavy metal, in particular. In the 80s, when people thought that … -
Totem The One, Part 10
Punk-ass Leland "Sleazeland" Yee is once again screwing us over. This time, slimeball Yee is lowering (!) the speed limit to 30 mph on San Francisco's 19th Avenue, which is part of state Highway 1, aka PCH. A real lead…
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