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The day I was born, Michael Jackson's Thriller album was at the top of the Billboard 200. I've been trying my best to live up to that expectation ever since.

Hurricane Camp Stories: Part 2 (2 of 2)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by g-mo

San Francisco January 19th: We pull out of Salt Lake City on a quarter-tank of gas, and I convince Lyds it’ll be alright. It’s not alright, as we fly through the desolate swamp of sadness that is winter salt marsh … Continue reading →

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Last Band Standing: Semi-Finals, Game 4

Posted on May 11, 2012 by g-mo

Two bands are against the wall, one band fought back for a win. Details below.

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Hurricane Camp Stories: Part II (1 of 2)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by g-mo

Part II January 8, 2006 — February 23, 2006 “Besides, he thought, everything kills everything else in some way. Fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive.” -Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man And The Sea Austin January 8th: Morning. … Continue reading →

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Last Band Standing: Game 3 (Order Switch)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by g-mo

Three out of three of our Royal Rumble potential finalists are undefeated, which means Game 3 strategies are out and about. Let’s review. Coach Dan seems to be comfortable sticking with the deep cuts, and seems to be winning the … Continue reading →

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Last Band Standing: Game 2

Posted on May 6, 2012 by g-mo

No one wants to fall down 0-2 in a 7 game series. Especially not AC/DC, Allman Brothers Band, or Atmosphere (tough luck with the A acts, huh?) Listen to this next round of match-ups and submit your votes by Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Last Band Standing: Game 1 Results

Posted on May 6, 2012 by g-mo

Alright weekenders- not a great turn out, but we’ve got our first round results. No huge surprises here, although a few of these came down to the wire. Led Zeppelin continues its dominance and AC/DC takes its third loss from … Continue reading →

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Tribute To MCA

Posted on May 4, 2012 by g-mo

Friends, as the time goes by, our older and inspiring artists and idols pass along at times. Earlier on this site we spoke about Clarence Clemmons. Last week we would have done one on Levon Helm, but held back based … Continue reading →

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Last Band Standing: Penultimate Round, Game 1

Posted on May 3, 2012 by g-mo

All future nominations are closed, so we are down to 6 very unique acts still alive in our Last Band Standing match. This will be the last one-on-one battle of this tournament, as our Final will be a Three-way Royal … Continue reading →

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Last Band Standing: And then there were 6

Posted on May 3, 2012 by g-mo

Alright- buckle up guys, because these last matches in Game 7 were CRAZYTOWN. Three out of four matches were decided by less than 3 points. That’s a big deal. Let’s review. We’ll start with the Zeppelin-Wonder showdown. Zeppelin has been … Continue reading →

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Last Band Standing: Partido Siete

Posted on April 30, 2012 by g-mo

Votes due by Wednesday 5/2 at 5:00 PM: Where dreams are made or broken. Yes, folks, for 3 out of 4 of our series’, Game 7 is where two bands enter and one band will definitely leave. But first, the … Continue reading →

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