Round 1 – Friday Night Memories / Radio Days
“When you hear the term ‘radio days,’ what do you think of?”
I had to think a moment. I wasn’t expecting that from my shrink.
“I guess, ‘Friday night memories.’ Cruising the strip, trying to look cool, failing miserably.”
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Round 2 – ON AIR / Voice of a Generation
Whenever this man was on air, everyone listened. Truly the voice of a generation.
Unfortunately, only old farts like me remember…
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Round 3 – Deja Vu / Those Certain Lyrics
Roller skating along the boardwalk. I hear those certain lyrics again, and look to my left. Deja vu – she’s sitting on the bench sipping a soda.
Roxanne…
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Round 4 – This is Dedicated To…
The song ends, the DJ chimes in.
“This next song is dedicated to my lovely, air-headed wife. Randy in Westminster.”
“Chop Suey” starts. I drive my car into an embankment.
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Round 5 – The Sax Call / Those Solo Moments
Jerome found a card on the sidewalk – “The Sex Call.” A picture of a stripper.
“Dude, we gotta check this out!” He dialed. Trey yelled, “Hurry!”
Jerome put it on speaker. He misread the card – it said “The Sax Call.” A Charlie Parker solo moment.
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Round 6 – The Beat Goes On
Music is the universal language. It connects with everyone at some level because it is based on the human heartbeat.
As long as there is life, the beat goes on…
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Round 7 – Timbre / Crescendo
As the music crescendos from a whisper to an onslaught, the timbre of the singer’s voice changes from melodic to a growling scream.
The essence of metal music.
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Round 8 – Shocking Announcement / End of an Era
The world was aghast at the shocking announcement of the fall of the Soviet Union. The end of an era – a very scary era.
We then witnessed scenes that we never thought we would see in our lifetimes.
Winds of change…
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Round 9 – Stuck in My Head
There are times that I get a certain song stuck in my head. A very insidious song. It’s called, “Copacabana.”
Fortunately, my cleanse is always nearby…
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Round 10 – On Replay / La-la-la-la Means
The song was incredibly catchy. On replay, there were no discernable lyrics in the bridge section, only “la-la-la-la,” meaning the names of powerful politicians who were corrupt.
Within a week, the band was never heard from again.
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