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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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3. My Wife To Be & I Were At A Chinese Restaurant...

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:53 PM

Wednesday

...at a time nobody was there.
We were talking with the bartender & his friend came in and said "We need to put this new tape on the sound system."
Bartender asked if it was ok with us, and we said sure.
It was VH 1.
In 11 minutes, I heard Running With The Devil, Eruption, You Really Got Me & Ain't Talking 'Bout Love & I knew the game had changed!
What a debut!

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Awfully Good ProfessorGAC Wednesday #1

Van Halen wasn't really open about his techniques, but I think the trick was how clean the production was ... marble falls Wednesday #2

My Wife To Be & I Were At A Chinese Restaurant... ProfessorGAC Wednesday #3

They were sort of a guilty pleasure, but the fact was they were one tight band. marble falls Thursday #4

Whenever I hear the opening, I think of Harry Caray and Steve Stone. Harker Thursday #5