The early nineties are hazy, for no particular reason, other than that they were so long ago. Still, I'm determined to continue write about every concert I ever attended. The eighties were easy because attending concerts was a new thing for me, and I saw "big" acts like The Who and The Kinks, all near… Continue reading Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part II
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Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part I
Royal Crescent Mob (1990, Hall Auditorium, Miami University) I don't remember this concert, or this band. Royal Crescent Mob was the midwest's answer to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Unfortunately, nobody had ever asked that particular question. I went because I was working with one of the organizations sponsoring the concert. I can't even remember… Continue reading Long Live Rock, the Nineties, Part I
Long Live Rock, More Eighties
I'd forgotten at least one concert in the eighties: Ray Charles (1989, Millett Hall at Miami University) This was a Parents' Weekend Concert, my first semester at college. My parents came and Ray Charles was late. That's about all I remember: the concert started something like an hour late. Ray Charles must have sang "Georgia… Continue reading Long Live Rock, More Eighties
Long Live Rock (Be It Dead or…)
For some reason, I've been wanting to make a list of every rock concert I've ever attended. Not that there have been a lot. I was never a big concert goer, which makes the handful I've been to all the more interesting to see listed. (Yet, as I start thinking about this list, I keep… Continue reading Long Live Rock (Be It Dead or…)
Mergers and Acquisitions
The recently proposed merger between JP Morgan Chase and Bank One has got me thinking about the ways that multinational corporations work. Never forget that these two "banks" are really corporations -- meaning that their primary concern is, always, to make more money. And, ironically, to make more money at any cost. The cost, unfortunately,… Continue reading Mergers and Acquisitions