Confessions of a Fanboy

You know, I’ve got to hand it to him. 11 is a Man of Vision and a Man of Ideas. I am a Man of… I’m a guy. That’s about it.
11 flashed another of his brilliant ideas yesterday and we’re set for another whirlwind tour in pursuit of rock and roll [...]

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On my best day, my ability to focus on any one thing is barely existent. Today is not my best day. It’s actually not my fault. I’ve gotten a flurry of text messages, phone calls, e-mails, and cube visitors today. Do these people not understand that I’m really trying to listen [...]

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It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
I had planned to start ramping things up around here centered on my upcoming trip to Atlanta on Friday to see my very first Bruce Springsteen concert. That sad passing of “Phantom” Dan Federici, combined with my conversation with Adam Duritz, kind of halted that momentum.
Now I need [...]

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It is with a real sense of sadness that I begin today by talking about the passing of Dan Federici, who lost his battle with melanoma cancer in New York City yesterday. He was 58.
Federici was a founding member of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street band and had played with Bruce for 40 [...]

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I like thinking of myself as a fiercely independent sort who would never be unduly influenced by opinion makers, talking heads, or pop culture. I march to my own beat, damn it! Don’t I?
I am opinionated and truly believe what I’m saying most of the time and most of my opinions are my [...]

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I ranted and raved last night about Satan Best Buy not having a copy of the new Black Crowes record, Warpaint. It’s not that I didn’t think of going elsewhere to get it, it’s that I didn’t have time and it never occurred to me they wouldn’t have it in stock. So, today [...]

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TheWifeToWhomI’mMarried is on the road, on her way to S. Carolina to comfort friends going through a tough time for a few days. I’ve been left to my own devices with a few dollars in my pocket. Any guesses what I did for lunch?
A coke and a 4*-pack of new CDs, of course:

The [...]

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And no, I’m not talking about the R.E.M. song from Reveal.
It’s been deader around here than… wait… let me think… it’s been deader around here than Velvet Revolver. What’s more surprising: that the band broke up or that the breakup has been about as mature as a teenage romance?
Anyway, things have been dry [...]

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Tom, I’m blaming you for this!
I bought my first Nine Inch Nails record yesterday. I’ve never been a fan, mostly because Trent Reznor’s voice was a bit much for me and I really couldn’t connect with most of the lyrics. I was thought the music sounded cool but I couldn’t get past the [...]

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I feel better about the scarce updates here at Fanboy now that I realize there was a 15-month gap between Magic Junk Radio 8 and Magic Junk Radio 9.
The creative team behind Magic Junk Radio, M. Sahm and S.Rod, will be joining me tonight on the B-Sides Concept Album. You won’t believe how much [...]

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