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September 9, 2021 1970s / 1980s / journalism / Lou Grant / television / TV shows

‘Lou Grant’ should required viewing for journalism students, even in 2021

I’m not a Boomer about to spit old-man wisdom to kids who need to get off his lawn. However, I’m

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August 1, 2021 1970s / 1980s / music / music lesson / piano / piano lesson / tutorials / YouTube

How To Play “What A Fool Believes,” a 2021 piano tutorial

One of my first pop music memories was the massive 1979 smash “What A Fool Believes” by the Michael McDonald-led

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April 18, 2020 1980s / fitness / health / indie music / life / music / YouTube

Protruding disc: The gangsta lean of my spine + ‘The Whole Of The Moon’

It sure has been a long time since I posted. So much has happened since Kristi and I returned from

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January 2, 2020 1970s / 1980s / country music / documentaries / music / TV shows / YouTube

The sound of her voice: My 5 favorite Linda Ronstadt songs

About 25 minutes into the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Baylor, I realized the Linda Ronstadt documentary was on CNN

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October 22, 2019 1970s / 1980s / Johnny Carson / SiriusXM / television / TV shows

SiriusXM’s Johnny Carson channel is the best thing they’ve created in years

I’m a devotee of all-things SiriusXM, and even if I were considering dropping the subscription ($44.99 for two vehicles), my

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July 13, 2019 1980s / kenny rogers / music / music lesson / ryan welton / tutorials / Uncategorized / video / videos / YouTube

How to Play Kenny Rogers’ classic hit, “Lady”

Kenny Rogers has had many hits, but this is arguably his most beautiful song. It was written by the great

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July 7, 2019 1980s / music / video / YouTube

I’m Still Standing: Elton John cover + chord progressions, lyrics

Elton John’s 1983 hit, “I’m Still Standing,” is my favorite song from the Rocket Man. I am not playing it

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January 27, 2019 1980s / michael jackson / music / tutorials / YouTube

“PYT” by Michael Jackson: Cover Song of the Week (with Tutorial!)

For anybody in the 1980s but especially for those of us just hitting puberty in 1982-83, Michael Jackson was the

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August 21, 2018 1980s / music / music lesson / tutorials / Yacht Rock

Easy, easy, easy: How to play “Rosanna” by Toto

One of my first memories of pop music growing up was being at Camp Egan in Tahlequah, in the pool,

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November 5, 2017 1980s / theatre

‘Oliver!,’ ‘Rock of Ages’: Stage productions with Oklahoma flavor

I wouldn’t consider myself a theatre geek. Instead, I’m somebody who enjoys anything that happens on a stage: plays, musicals,

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