The final chapter of a great story isn't always its best chapter. That doesn't mean the story wasn't great.
The above is a paraphrase of something I heard the other day, spoken amidst tears and farewells, but also said with the certainty of comfort, the security of affection, the remembrance of warmth and laughter. Some chapters are better than others. The stories still resonate. The stories touch our lives. The stories are our lives.
I wish you great stories, with individual chapters as wonderful as they can be. The chapters come together as best they can. I hope there are blessings in even your saddest chapters. Maybe we can all read along together for a little while.
And we pray there are many more good chapters left to write, and to read. This page turns. It may not be the chapter we wanted, but the page is going to turn nonetheless. It's what pages do, and it's what chapters do. It's what happens in stories. More stories await, if fortune allows. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on a Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read all about this show's long and weird history here: Boppin' The Whole Friggin' Planet (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO).
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http://sparksyracuse.org/support/ TIRnRR # 1122: 3/27/2022
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks 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 SEMANTICS: Future For You (Geffen, Powerbill)
SYD STRAW: Think Too Hard (Virgin, Surprise)
MARY LOU LORD: Driven Away (Kill Rock Stars, Speeding Motorcycle)
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GARY U.S. BONDS: I Dig This Station (Legrand, 30 Original Greatest Hits!)
LAURIE BIAGINI: Hey Mr. DJ (single) --
ARIELLE EDEN: Signs And Signals (single) KELLEY RYAN: The Church Of Laundry (single) SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Everyday People (Epic, Greatest Hits)
BILLY SCOTT & THE GEORGIA PROPHETS: I Got The Fever (Ripete, VA: The Beach Music Anthology Box Set)
BIG STAR: In The Street [alternate mix] (Rhino, Keep An Eye On The Sky)
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BLONDIE: Hanging On The Telephone (Chrysalis, The Platinum Collection)
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: The Tears Of A Clown (Motown, VA: Hitsville USA)
THE BREAKAWAYS: Let Me Into Your Life (Alive, Walking Out On Love)
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THE BEATLES: Slow Down (Capitol, Something New)
THE CLASH: I Fought The Law (Epic, The Essential Clash)
THE EQUALS: Police On My Back (Ice, First Among Equals)
THE CLIQUE: Superman (Varese Sarabande, The Clique)
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THE DARLING BUDS: Hit The Ground (Columbia, Pop Said...)
MARSHALL CRENSHAW: Cynical Girl (Rhino, This Is Easy)
THE CREATION: How Does It Feel To Feel (Rhino, VA: Nuggets II)
DAVID BOWIE: Fashion (Virgin, Best Of Bowie)
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THE RECORDS: Starry Eyes (Virgin, Smashes, Crashes, And Near-Misses)
THE BOX TOPS: The Letter (Raven, The Original Albums 1967-1969)
ROBERT GORDON: Someday, Someway (Razor & Tie, Red Hot 1977-1981)
STEVEN CARR [WITH ARTY LENIN]: I Want To Touch You In The Dark (n/a, Recent Extremes)
MARTHA & THE MUFFINS: Echo Beach (Virgin, Metro Music)
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LES HANDCLAPS: Goodbye (Handclaps, Sessions: Brooklyn) THE KINKS: Party Line (Sanctuary, The Anthology 1964-1971))
THE MnM'S: Knock Knock Knock (Burger, Melts In Your Ears 1980-1981)
FATS DOMINO: Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey (Rhino Handmade, Sweet Patootie: Complete Reprise Recordings)
THE RAMONES: Judy Is A Punk (Rhino, Ramones)
WRECKLESS ERIC: Rags And Tatters (Salvo, Hits, Misses, Rags & Tatters)
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THE SPORTS: Who Listens To The Radio (Mushroom, The Definitive Collection)
THE CHURCH: The Unguarded Moment (Rhino, VA: Children Of Nuggets)
TEGAN & SARA: Speak Slow (Sire, So Jealous)
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