CLICK HERE FOR “BOOZIN TUNES 2002” ON SPOTIFY.

Since I was child I have had a deep connection with rock music. I saw Van Halen at MSG in NYC in 1982, I was nine years old. I dressed up as Alice Cooper for Halloween in the second grade.  I listened, bought records, 8-tracks, boom boxes and iPods, played in bands and solo, read about, talked about, and since my first reporting job at Villanova University as the school’s first music editor… write about it.  Twelve years ago (2008) I moved my music writings to the current platform (Blogger, owned by Google).  After leaving Facebook 5 years ago, the blog has generated less attention, but remained consistent with monthly postings. I have not done much to advance the site, but keep writing the TBR Ramble column.

I traveled far and wide to not only see my favorite performers, but also visit landmark venues. The tales of these shows pepper the TBR Ramble. My greatest adventure is getting a media pass at the Desert Concert in the California desert (CLICK HERE FOR THAT STORY). The concerts are greatly missed this year as COVID has dropped a bomb on the live music worlds, and to be honest, I’m getting older and have seen so much.  The thing I miss most about attending shows (participating I like to say) are the music people I went with and met there. When I am talking music with music people I am deeply rooted in the moment and using all corners of my brain. There are plenty of other ways to connect with Music People outside shows, but they were certainly an orgy of music for me.

Ever since I can remember I have been putting together collections of songs and sharing with friends and Music People I meet along the way.  When the Philips CD Recorder first came I quickly abandoned mixed cassettes and tried to raise the bar on presentation. These CDs were called the Thunderbird Ranch Productions Music Collections. The most popular series were “Boozin’ Tunes” and “Independence Day) released annually on Christmas and July 4 every year. When CDs were replaced by streaming music, they petered out. I am going to give a try to Spotify playlist as a new vehicle. I miss sharing new music with Music People.

Stay tuned for exciting news on my new Music People project.

In the meantime:

Let me know if you like the Spotify Playlist… CLICK HERE FOR “BOOZIN TUNES 2002”.

I will re-create others.

Peace and love.