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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 […] -
![When 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 […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/waterboys-115x115.jpg "Hard Corps Cold War Rock")
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 […] -
![The 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 […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rush_concert_stage-115x115.jpg "First Concert: Rush – 1986")
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 […] -
![SOVIET 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 […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/500px-Laurence_Harvey__Frank_Sinatra_cph.3c29059-115x115.jpg "The Sinatra Doctrine")
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 […] -
![NEW YORK CITY, 1961: “(We’d) like to play piece titled, Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me…” If you’ve never […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/charles_mingus_oh_yeah-115x115.jpg "Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me: Mingus, Oh Yeah")
Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me: Mingus, Oh Yeah
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No CommentsNEW YORK CITY, 1961: “(We’d) like to play piece titled, Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me…” If you’ve never […] -
![LOS ANGELES, 1980: We were a group of kids, borderline orphans, shuffled to the basement of a complex on an LA summer day in 1980. […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/x_los_angeles-115x115.jpg "X in a Los Angeles basement")
X in a Los Angeles basement
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No CommentsLOS ANGELES, 1980: We were a group of kids, borderline orphans, shuffled to the basement of a complex on an LA summer day in 1980. […]