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About The Cover
On April 8, 1978 Cheap Trick played London's Roundhouse. Here they are captured by Andre Csillag onstage. A shot of Tom Petersson, shown...
lucab12
May 3, 20242 min read
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Lightning, Then The Thunder
Yeah, the title is from the Imagine Dragons song. I've been doing this for almost thirty years now. You can only use so many Dead...
lucab12
Apr 18, 20244 min read
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Happy 58th, Mike McCready
Like Brian Kramp, my book features a guest foreword by a member of Pearl Jam. It's no secret that almost any band from the '80s and '90s...
lucab12
Apr 5, 20243 min read
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What About Tom?
This shot is from 1980, I believe. Rick has the "Roadie" pin on his sweater he was wearing during this time. Bill O' Leary's photos...
lucab12
Feb 24, 20245 min read
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I've Been Wishing Out The Days
I mean, I might as well use the current JIC collage while I still can. If we jettison Bosa, I'll put Tomlinson in there. So the Super...
lucab12
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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Look At The Things That I Write/Ooo, The Stories I Can Tell
An alternative shot from this Michael Ochs session appeared in Daisann McLane's famous Rolling Stone cover story on Cheap Trick from June...
lucab12
Feb 17, 20243 min read
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Happy Belated Budokan Birthday (45 Years So Far)
As Bun E. Carlos has pointed out more than once in interviews, the band changed one word from the import version of Budokan in order to...
lucab12
Feb 5, 20244 min read
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We Are The Lightning Storm
I have a feeling I'm going to have take Joey Bosa out of the collage before long. Jim Harbaugh finally dropped his name today in one of...
lucab12
Feb 3, 20246 min read
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How Jim Harbaugh Matters (Why The Chargers Need A Supercoach)
This one's been a long time coming, FAITHFUL READER. This was one shitty season to suffer through. I think I really lost faith after...
lucab12
Jan 26, 202410 min read
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lucab12
Jan 13, 20240 min read
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The White Man Had The Schmaltz
Over the next couple of posts, I'll try to get into the connection between Cheap Trick, Queen, KISS, The Runaways, and AC/DC. The review...
lucab12
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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At Least They Lost Right
There's no other way to put it. I understand that players don't care about draft position, but at least they didn't beat the Chiefs...
lucab12
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Got My Queen Records Out
So much of Cheap Trick's history is the result of the same stories being told over and over. Many of them are half-truths or outright...
lucab12
Jan 2, 20242 min read
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That's A Wrap
What a shitty season. There is no other way to put it. I know, FAITHFUL READER, that it would be all worth it if it eventually led to a...
lucab12
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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American Standard
Cheap Trick has always been a band that never let the facts get in the way of a good story. They often recall that "American Standard"...
lucab12
Dec 27, 20234 min read
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Miami, August, 13, 1978
Cheap Trick's first trip to Florida, 1978. Of course, the following act at the same venue was the late, great, Jimmy Buffett.
lucab12
Dec 26, 20231 min read
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It Was Always Going To End This Way, Sadly.
That's not even a song lyric, FAITHFUL READER. It's just reality. As I have written time and time again, I don't think the loss at...
lucab12
Dec 23, 20233 min read
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We Go Lower
That's the best way to describe this season. I'm not referring to the quote from Jamal Adams when he was asked about going after that...
lucab12
Dec 14, 20234 min read
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Win And We Can Talk Before Thursday
That's really all there is to say. Gates is getting inducted into the Ring of Honor and will definitely be in Canton soon. Phil is in...
lucab12
Dec 10, 20231 min read
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Turn Out The Lights
I said if they lost in Green Bay, that would be the end of the season and I haven't moved off that stance. Last week was just more dirt...
lucab12
Dec 2, 20233 min read
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