This is my asterisk year. Like Roger Maris, except without the athletic skill. What do I hope to accomplish this year? Well, there's an asterisk next to it, so I guess we'll just have to see what happens. But all years offer possibilities, and all years offer pitfalls. No one expected last year to be what it turned out to be. I won't use my asterisk as an excuse. I have stuff to write. I have records to play. Books to read, shows to see, even if the latter may be from remote locations for now. I have paths to stroll with my wife. I'll fall short of some goals. There will be the familiar threat of imminent goodbyes, the certainty of occasional heartbreak. There will, I hope, be the comfort of camaraderie, of friendship, family. Love. Maybe some snacks, too. We can't let asterisks get in our way.
I don't want to grow up. So I won't. This year's gonna be our year. Hey, asterisk! Wanna dance? This can be your year, too. Turn it up, man. We're in this together. I won't blame you if you don't blame me.
And this is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on a Sunday night in Syracuse this week. Looking good there, asterisk. Looking good.
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TIRnRR # 1060: 1/17/2021
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Track we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)
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THE RAMONES: I Don't Want To Grow Up (Rhino, Weird Tales Of The Ramones)
THE ROMANTICS: What I Like About You (Nemperor, The Romantics)
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY: I Can't Be Trusted (Damaged Goods, Singles Round-Up) THE VELVELETTES: He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' (Motown, The Very Best Of The Velvelettes)
AMY RIGBY: Stop Showing Up In My Dreams (Koch, The Sugar Tree)
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THE GOLD NEEDLES: What's Tomorrow Ever Done For You? (Jem, What's Tomorrow Ever Done For You?) FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: Survival Car (Atlantic, Fountains Of Wayne)
THE MONKEES: Whatever's Right (Rhino, Good Times!)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: Sunday Morning (Polydor, Peel Slowly And See)
THE RUNAWAYS: Rock N Roll (Hip-O Select, The Mercury Albums Anthology)
THE NAZZ: Forget All About It (Rhino, Nazz Nazz)
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THE PRIMITIVES: Way Behind Me (RCA, Lovely)
GARY NUMAN & TUBEWAY ARMY: Are 'Friends' Electric? (Atco, Replicas)
THE ROYAL COURT OF CHINA: It's All Changed (A & M, The Royal Court Of China)
THE TEXTONES: Vacation (Big Beat, single)
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STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND AND VINCE MELOUNEY: Ring My Bell (Ace, single)
THE SMALL FACES: Grow Your Own (Decca, Small Faces)
THE BEE GEES: New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Polydor, Bee Gees' 1st)
PAUL McCARTNEY: Another Day (Capitol, Wingspan)
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: Sick Day (Atlantic, Fountains Of Wayne)
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THE CATHOLIC GIRLS: Someone New (JSP, Rock N' Roll School For Girls) DAVID BOWIE: The Jean Jeanie (Virgin, Best Of Bowie)
THE KNACK: It's Not Me (Smile, Normal As The Next Guy)
BOW WOW WOW: Go Wild In The Country (Cherry Red, Your Box Set Pet) STEVIE WONDER: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (Motown, The Definitive Collection)
THE JAM: Start! (Polydor, Direction Reaction Creation)
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MELANIE WITH THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS: Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)(Buddah, Candles In The Rain)
THE DARLING BUDS: Hit The Ground (Columbia, Pop Said...)
THE COASTERS: Yakety Yak (Warner Platinum, Yakety Yak)
THE CLASH: Train In Vain (Epic, Clash On Broadway)
X-RAY SPEX: I Can't Do Anything (Sanctuary, Germfree Adolescents)
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THE MAYFLOWERS: Up In The Sky (single)
THE BEATLES: Revolution 1 (Apple, The Beatles)
THE FOUR TOPS: Reach Out I'll Be There (Motown, The Ultimate Collection)
THE PIXIES: Here Comes Your Man (4Ad, Pixies)
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THE MnMS: Knock Knock Knock (Burger, Melts In Your Ears 1980-1981)
THE KINKS: All Day And All Of The Night (Sanctuary, The Ultimate Collection)
MARY LOU LORD: Right On 'Till Dawn (Rubric, Speeding Motorcycle)
KISS: Shout It Out Loud (Mercury, Destroyer)
ASTROPUPPEES: Little Chick Tsunami (Manatee, Little Chick Tsunami)
THE FLASHCUBES: No Promise (Northside, Bright Lights)
THE BEVIS FROND: I Can't Get Into Your Scene (Rubric, Bevis Through The Looking Glass)
THE ENGLISH BEAT: Mirror In The Bathroom (Shout Factory, Keep The Beat)
NEAL HEFTI: The Batman Theme (Watertower Music, VA: The Music Of DC Comics: Volume 2)
THE EASYBEATS: Friday On My Mind (Retroactive, Gonna Have A Good Time)
THE VOGUES: Five O'Clock World (Varese Sarabande, The Best Of The Vogues)
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