I remember when he used to do TV commercials for the Chi. Cubs in the 80’s, basically in his “Everyman Chi.” accent while sitting in the upper deck, as there actually was a time when EVERY FRIGGIN’ GAME WASN’T A SELLOUT!

ZODIAC CADILLAC I’M A MOTORMANIAC

He should have just kept it constantly under wraps in one of the garish 70's shirts O’Bannion wore in “Dazed and Confused”:

Ha! She talks dirty to him in a deleted scene!

I can relate. 1978 was the first year I also became aware of the Ramones. As I (vaguely) remember, I heard the intro. to the song Teenage Lobotomy on a radio ad for them. They were opening for Foreigner on a fall tour in St. Paul, and I thought...WTF is this?

1960's Bob Dylan.

Well, hopefully, if they got the right guy, the “Austin Bomber” won’t be there.

It’s a hip hop world we now live in.

Will Greta Van Fleet be playing “Houses of the Holy” in its entirety?

I really wish Bill Conlin was here to defend him.

Out in the street

Never Mind the Christian Rock. Here’s the Bollocks.

Disappointing that there’s nary a mention of him as lead vocalist on 1-Hit Wonder People with their song “I Love You”. I still hear this song on occasion, and it’s a decent listen.

You know, other than that P.O.S. song “Candida” and that one by the execrable Ray Stevens, the top hits of 1970 seem alright to me as I look at them now. I could hear any of the other 18 songs on that list pop up on my car radio today and I wouldn’t push another button to listen to something else. I guess being a…

I’m guessing Martina would love to hire Patty Smythe to sing “Goodbye To You” at Johnny Mac.

Consider me clueless.

You had to go ahead and use that last word?

Still say he did his best work as Herbert in “Freaks and Geeks”:

Ow! My Balls!

I read over the weekend that his Highland Park, IL tea shop, Madame Zuzu’s, is closing next Sunday.