Dolph Rundgren. Record store: Blue Village Vinyl. Writing: Illinois Entertainer. Thought leader. Half Waistoid / Half Sporto

Westmont, IL
Joined April 2026
New review for the October 2026 issue of @ie_entertainer covering the new self-titled album by @Weezer aka The Gold Album! Get your complimentary copy of the magazine at Blue Village Vinyl while supplies last! @reprise_records @MetroChicago
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. - Carl Sagan
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BREAKING: Russia-Ukraine ceasefire expands across the Kherson region following mediation by Melania Trump & Pope Leo XIV, in what Ukraine calls the “largest de-escalation since 2022.”
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Lenny Kaye coined the term "garage punk" when trying to describe this Chicago band's sound
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I’m a single issue voter. This issue of Rolling Stone Magazine from August 20th, 1998.
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Fun Fact: Suge Knight use to play flag football with JFK Jr. at Jimmy’s house.
Suge Knight & Jimmy Iovine, circa 1992. The partnership that helped build Death Row and put the West Coast on the map.
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This is how predators operate.
Bill Cosby thought the interview was over when he asked an AP reporter to make sure his answer about the rape allegations never aired. His microphone was still on, and the AP released the tape. It was November 2014, and he was there to talk about his art collection. A few weeks earlier a comedian had called him a rapist on stage, the clip went viral, and accusations that had been around for years were news again. So the reporter asked. Cosby smiled and shook his head. "No, no, we don't answer that." His wife Camille sat next to him. Then the interview ended. Both of them were still wearing microphones, and the camera was still running. In the video below Cosby appeals to the reporter's "integrity" and says he would appreciate it if the footage was "scuttled." "I think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear anywhere." Two weeks later the tape was everywhere. More than 60 women came forward. In a 2005 deposition he had admitted getting Quaaludes to give to women he wanted to have sex with. He had paid one accuser about $3.4 million. In 2018 a jury convicted him of drugging and assaulting her. He got 3 to 10 years. In 2021 Pennsylvania's Supreme Court threw out the conviction, because a prosecutor had promised back in 2005 not to charge him. He walked out that day. He was never declared innocent. He just went home. Was the court right to free him over a promise made 16 years earlier?
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The Milwaukee Brewers already are in the indoor cages taking batting practice more than 6 hours before first pitch
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While Jay-Z certainly has enough hits to play the Halftime Show, check out 2005-2010: Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and The Who. That was an amazing run.
BREAKING: JAY-Z has officially been announced as the headliner for the 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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RIP Donnie Iris, the Pittsburgh music legend behind "Ah! Leah!," has died, according to a former bandmate on Monday. He was 83. On September 28, 2026, he gave his final performance in his hometown of Pittsburgh and subsequently announced his retirement on October 9th due to health issues.
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Tonight’s rap recording circa September 1997 #tonightsraprecording
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Tonight’s rap recording circa May 1995 #tonightsraprecording
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The Milwaukee Brewers have sold more merchandise this postseason than any team in history, MLB officials told Brewers owner Mark Attanasio.
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Replying to @_tim_burke
Funny story about this: In the liner notes Shaq thanks Jeff Tweedy (Wilco). I asked his son if Jeff was friends with Shaq at the time and his son says there is another Jeff Tweedy, one who ran Sean John clothing. Makes more sense lol.
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