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Cold War Rock Timeline, Part One
1870 to 1945: ‘Just a gleam in the world’s eye,’ or ‘The importance of hairstyles and hindsight’ My grandfather was a history professor, and though […]
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The radio waves are empty
MONTPELIER, VT, 1987: I have a strange confession – when I grew up we only had AM/FM radios. No iPods, no iTunes, no YouTube. I […]
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The Echo Effect
Back when I was in sixth grade, I bought my first stereo receiver with the money I had saved from mowing lawns, cleaning my room, […]
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![The Cold War didn’t really end. It’s been sitting in the chest freezer in the basement of geopolitical relations all these years. As crazy Uncle […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fishco2-115x115.jpg "Cold War Freezer Burn")
Cold War Freezer Burn
Posted on December 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Cold War didn’t really end. It’s been sitting in the chest freezer in the basement of geopolitical relations all these years. As crazy Uncle […] -
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Hard Corps Cold War Rock
Posted on October 25, 2013 | No CommentsWhen it came to high drama concerning Russia, the west was at its prime in the 80’s. The Waterboys capture a huge slice in this […] -
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First Concert: Rush – 1986
Posted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsThe only concert I ever sat in line for was my first concert. I don’t remember exactly what the date was when they went on […] -
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The Sinatra Doctrine
Posted on June 12, 2011 | No CommentsSOVIET UNION, 1989: Frank Sinatra gets credit for a lot of things: being the epitome of Vegas cool; being an incredible singer; being a “swordsman”/ladies […]
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