CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING: Boppin's monthly day off

Once every month, Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) hits an all-too-brief pause on the colossal doody-headedness of its lunatic commitment to daily public posting. But it's not really a day off. NO! Because on that day, while we put up a GONE FISSION sign on the Boppin' storefront, we still prep a private post for this blog's cherished paid patrons.

This month's private post for patrons is a newly-written chapter in my series The Greatest Record Ever Made!, this time casting the ol' GREM! spotlight on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" by the Rolling Stones. The song was suggested to me by the great Jim Monaghan of WDHA 105.5 The Rock Of New Jersey last year, when he welcomed me as a guest on his show All Mixed Up to discuss my then-new book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1). Terrific idea, Jim! 

Although I have a number of completed Greatest Record Ever Made! pieces lined up for a potential sequel to the first GREM! book, this Rolling Stones chapter is the first such piece in a very long time that is not intended to be used as a blog post. It might become a blog post some time down the line, but for now my plan is that its only public appearance will be in the book, if there is a book. Until The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 2) becomes more than just a theoretical project, its chapter on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is currently meant only to be shared with patrons. And it already feels more like a book chapter than it feels like a blog piece.

Wanna be a patron and read this thing? A mere $2 a month, and you can pay that tithe here. Regular daily public posting will resume tomorrow, and paid subscribers will also receive my Greatest Record Ever Made! celebration of the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" tomorrow. Knock, knock.

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I compiled a various-artists tribute album called Make Something Happen! A Tribute To The Flashcubes, and it's pretty damned good; you can read about it here and order it here. My new book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) is now available, and you can order an autographed copy here. You can still get my previous book Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones from publisher Rare Bird Books, OR an autographed copy here. If you like the books, please consider leaving a rating and/or review at the usual online resources.

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