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This week's edition of The Best Three Hours Of Radio On The Whole Friggin' Planet kicks off with "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett. It was the father-daughter dance at my daughter Meghan's wedding just over a week ago. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that my little girl is no longer named Cafarelli. But I'll get there. It is a great thing, and the old saw is true: I've gained a son. Austin has already been a part of our family for years and years, sure, but now it's official. And cool!
I know I'm prone to hyperbole--I guess that should be expected from someone who keeps using phrases like The Greatest Record Ever Made!--but I do believe Meghan and Austin's wedding was the happiest night of my life. A palpable sense of joy was evident on their faces and in every move they made. That giddy thrill is infectious. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my daughter happy. Being able to share that happiness with family and friends created a wonderful evening I will never forget, a memory that will always make me smile.
Memories can help sustain us. During the reception, I cast my gaze upward, eyes open, and sent a blessing skyward, to all loved ones no longer with us. But...they were with us. They always are. That's the power of memory. That's the power of love.
Another memory: this week will mark the 45th anniversary of when Brenda and I first met. We fell in love pretty damned quickly, and we have remained together ever since. We raised a daughter, a daughter who makes us prouder and prouder every day of every year.
I don't really care if you think I'm strange. I ain't gonna change.
Joan Jett had it exactly right. It's a lesson Brenda and I have worked to model for Meghan: Be who you are. Be the you that you wanna be, the you that fulfills your dreams. If it suits you, find someone to share your dreams.
She has, and she did. Congratulations, Meghan and Austin. We love you both.
We DO give a damn about that.
This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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TIRnRR # 1203: 10/15/2023
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
JOAN JETT: Bad Reputation (Blackheart, Bad Reputation)
BLONDIE: Rip Her To Shreds (Chrysalis, Blondie)
THE RAMONES: Blitzkrieg Bop (Rhino, Ramones)
THE JAM: In The City (Polydor, Direction Reaction Creation)
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THE JAYHAWKS: She Walks In So Many Ways (Rounder, Mockingbird Time)
THE FOUR TOPS: Walk Away Renee (Motown, The Ultimate Collection)
JOHN LENNON: Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Apple, Walls And Bridges)
THE CYNZ: I Need You (Jem, VA: Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies)
JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE HEARTBREAKERS: All By Myself (Jungle, L.A.M.F.)
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CARLA OLSON: Street Fighting Man (BFD, single)
MERRY CLAYTON: Gimme Shelter (Columbia, VA: 20 Feet From Stardom OST)
MATTHEW SWEET & SUSANNAH HOFFS: Train In Vain (Edsel, The Best Of Under The Covers)
CHEAP TRICK: I'll Be With You Tonight (Epic, Dream Police)
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KLAATU: Sub Rosa Subway (Klaatunes, 3:47 E.S.T.)
OTIS REDDING: Satisfaction (Rhino, Otis!)
THE LAMBRETTAS: Da-a-a-ance (MCA, Beat Boys In The Jet Age)
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THE WEEKLINGS: Brian Jones (Jem, single)
THE LEFTOVERS: Get To Know You (Oglio, Eager To Please)
FREDA PAYNE: Band Of Gold (Rhino, VA: Can You Dig It?)
THE CATHOLIC GIRLS: Hear My Prayer (single) --
ASTROPUPPEES: She Can't Say No (Hightone, You Win The Bride)
WAR: Low Rider (Hip-O, Icon 2: The Hits & More)
THE BEE GEES: Spicks & Specks (Spin, Brilliant From Birth)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE VELVELETTES: He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' (Motown, The Very Best Of The Velvelettes)
FUN BOY THREE: Our Lips Are Sealed (Chrysalis, The Best Of Fun Boy Three)
THE GO-GO'S: We Got The Beat [original single] (IRS, The Whole World Lost Its Head)
BEAT ANGELS: Go Your Way (¡Epiphany!, Red Badge Of Discourage)
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THE LINDA LINDAS: Little Bit O' Soul (single) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Let Me In (RCA, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off)
THE KINKS: I Took My Baby Home (Sanctuary, The Anthology 1964-1971)
PERILOUS: Name In The Paper (single) --
GENE CLARK WITH THE GOSDIN BROTHERS: Elevator Operator (Sundazed, Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers)
MAD MONSTER PARTY: No Matter What I Do (n/a, Mad Monster Party)
GENERAL PUBLIC: Tenderness (Shout Factory, ...All The Rage)
LESLEY GORE: California Nights (Mercury, It's My Party: The Mercury Anthology)
GRIN: White Lies (Epic, The Best Of Grin Featuring Nils Lofgren)
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BILLY J. KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS: I'll Be On My Way (EMI, The Best Of Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)
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