How can an adult still obsess over 2 ½ by 3 ½ inch pieces of paper? I can’t quite nail it down. I view it partially as a link back to my childhood, and partially as a way to learn a thing or two about something. When it comes to sports cards, collecting them can … Continue reading Rock Star Concert Cards
Category: Rock
My Music Autograph Collection
It’s show and tell time! I'm not a huge autograph seeker. I've spoken to a number of musicians at concerts I've attended, but never feel the urge to ask for an autograph. I haven’t used an autograph book since I was a kid when I would go to the Oldtimers charity hockey games featuring retired … Continue reading My Music Autograph Collection
Albums Worth Waiting For
Sometimes life gets in the way of a good hobby. I’m single, so it’s not as if I have family concerns that limit how I spend any excess income. If that weren’t the case, I’m sure the idea of excess income would rapidly become a fantasy. In that regard, perhaps I should correct myself. Sometimes … Continue reading Albums Worth Waiting For
Dream Theater – When Dream and Day Unite Ad (Musician magazine)
Here’s a perfect example of the joy I get from reading back issues of music publications. You see, I have a tendency to tune out commercials when watching television. When an advertisement is in printed form, I seem to pay more attention for some reason. In a magazine that’s aimed at music fans and musicians, … Continue reading Dream Theater – When Dream and Day Unite Ad (Musician magazine)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics (Revolutionary Comics)
I got into reading comic books well before gaining a deep appreciation of music. With a rather limited allowance, my comic purchases would usually come in the form of a “Three For The Price Of One” bag of assorted comics that would often contain back issues from either DC or Valiant Comics. The top comic … Continue reading Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics (Revolutionary Comics)
Childhood Car Tunes – Bad Hair Day by “Weird Al” Yankovic
I'd like to take some time to explore my main method of music absorption when I was a kid. I would rarely listen to music through my headphones on my portable cassette player. The last time I remember doing that was listening to my copy of (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, and the batteries were … Continue reading Childhood Car Tunes – Bad Hair Day by “Weird Al” Yankovic
Dream Notes – “Stay Clean???”
My love of music often works its way into my dreams, occasionally in rather unusual ways. I've talked about this type of thing previously in my old blog, and since this blog deals exclusively with music, I'm going to bring this idea over here. If you'll indulge me, here's another mess my brain cobbled together. This … Continue reading Dream Notes – “Stay Clean???”
Brockum Rock Cards
Collectable trading cards have been in existence for over 100 years, with some of the earliest examples being ones that came with tobacco products or Cracker Jack snacks. By the end of the 1980s and into the 1990s, the hobby expanded at a seemingly exponential rate as the marketplace was flooded with product. It seemed … Continue reading Brockum Rock Cards
Mount Rockmore
In the music industry, artists are often honoured late in their careers with an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. However, to the criticism of many, they've let in a number of artists (such as Madonna, or practically any hip-hop artists) that people don't deem to “rock”, leaving many to conclude the … Continue reading Mount Rockmore
Armchair Maestro 