Living with Lewy Body Dementia
Counting down my 678 vinyl records before I die of brain disease
ALBUMS: Now (1978) MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$ I was graduating from high school when this came out. Talk about retro.. This group was like something out of 1966. They cover ‘Paint it Black’ on this album like it was a new song. ‘There’s a Place’ cover sounds like the 1960’s prom band checking in on the …
ALBUM: Deface the Music MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$$ I don’t know what to think of these guys. Where do they fit in the pantheon of Beatles imitators? Utopia uses Beatles’ sounding vocal harmonies, use of harmonica and some familiar sounding guitar riffs. But it’s mostly patched together pieces of Beatles. They are more polished sounding than …
Sitting here hunting and pecking my keyboard this early morning until my meds kick in. In the morning after 10 or more hours without the meds find me with my most outsized symptoms. Tremors and slow thinking to be specific. But morning is my best writing time simply for its peace and quiet. Only distraction: …
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I found a 31-year-old mixtape playlist made by me in the 1980s recently. I don’t have the tape but this list, tucked into the inner folds of my wallet, is eye opening because it chronicles musically a particular time in my life. I will comment briefly on the songs below but first. some background. I …
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ALBUM: Live at the Hollywood Bowl (first released 1977) MVC Rating: 3.5/$$$ This is a live album from a group called the Beatles. Seems like a decent enough band, kind of a cross between the Dave Clark Five and the Flaming Groovies. Too much screaming by fans to tell if these Beetles are the real …
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