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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
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Pictures at an Exhibition – State Theatre in New Brunswick, 5/19/06

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on May 19, 2006June 18, 2013
  • 2 Comments
I’m pretty much a dummy when it comes to classical music. I couldn’t tell a Beethoven movement from a Mozart symphony if you held a gun to my head. To be perfectly honest, a lot of the
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1974 – It was a very good year (for music)

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on April 28, 2006April 7, 2011
  • 7 Comments
According a recent piece on cnn.com, 1974 was a really bad year for music. Like, really bad. As some examples, the author cites the following examples of musical craptasticity: Terry Jacks’
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Queensrÿche, Operation: Mindcrime II
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Album review – Queensrÿche, Operation: Mindcrime II

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on April 14, 2006April 18, 2014
  • 4 Comments
I’ve had about a week to digest the latest release from Queensrÿche, Operation: Mindcrime II. It was an album I dreaded listening to when I first heard the group was planning a sequel a year
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How are people getting here?

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on April 1, 2006June 24, 2011
  • Comments Off on How are people getting here?
Here are the last 10 internet search terms people have used to find their way to my humble little corner of the world: “infomercials Mike Levey Amazing Discoveries” “tagteam whoomp
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The Chordettes – Early feminist heroines?

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on March 28, 2006March 8, 2011
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An examination of the 1959 Chordettes song "A Girl's Work Is Never Done." Is it an early example of feminism in
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Coleco Tabletop Pac-Man
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Video Game Daze: Coleco Tabletop Pac-Man

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on March 23, 2006March 21, 2014
  • Comments Off on Video Game Daze: Coleco Tabletop Pac-Man
Here's a vintage home arcade commercial for Coleco's Tabletop Pac-Man
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Two Guys matchbook
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Two Guys, We Hardly Knew Ye

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on February 12, 2006March 12, 2013
  • 8 Comments
What better way to remember the long-lost discount store chain Two Guys than by looking at an old matchbook? I sure can't think of
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A Loving Tribute to “Slave to the Metal”

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on December 18, 2005June 18, 2013
  • 2 Comments
A fond look at Slave to the Metal (1982), my favorite heavy metal compilation album of all-time. Featuring Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, and
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In Concert: Steve Hackett Acoustic Trio

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on October 14, 2005June 18, 2013
  • 2 Comments
A concert review of the Steve Hackett Acoustic Trio at the Keswick Theatre - October 13,
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